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• wrong end of the stick — If someone has got the wrong end of the stick, they have misunderstood what someone has said to them …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• Wrong End of the Rainbow — Infobox Album | Name = Wrong End of the Rainbow Type = Album Artist = Tom Rush Released = October, 1970 Recorded = 1970 Genre = Country rock/Folk rock Length = Label = Columbia Producer = David Briggs Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5… …   Wikipedia

• wrong end of the stick — noun The wrong idea about something. As usual, the newspapers got hold of the wrong end of the stick and stated the whole problem in reverse …   Wiktionary

• wrong end of the stick —    If someone has got the wrong end of the stick, they have misunderstood what someone has said to them.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• wrong end of the stick — phrasal : a twisted or false version, impression, or account of something thinks he know what a teacher means when, in fact, he is getting the wrong end of the stick Alan Road …   Useful english dictionary

• Wrong end of the stick —   If someone has got the wwrong end of the stick, they have misunderstood what someone has said to them …   Dictionary of English idioms

• the wrong end of the stick — see ↑stick, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑end the wrong end of the stick chiefly Brit informal : an incorrect understanding of something You ve got (hold of) the …   Useful english dictionary

• get hold of the wrong end of the stick — get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick informal to not understand a situation correctly. Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got hold of the wrong end of the stick. I said how nice he was and Julie got the wrong end of the stick… …   New idioms dictionary

• get the wrong end of the stick — get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick informal to not understand a situation correctly. Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got hold of the wrong end of the stick. I said how nice he was and Julie got the wrong end of the stick… …   New idioms dictionary

• get hold of the wrong end of the stick — To misunderstand • • • Main Entry: ↑end get hold of the wrong end of the stick To misunderstand something totally • • • Main Entry: ↑wrong …   Useful english dictionary

• be on the wrong end of something — be on the wrong end of (something) to suffer the bad effects of something. Companies that violate this law can find themselves on the wrong end of big law suits …   New idioms dictionary