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  • 1 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick

    (to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) špatně pochopit

    English-Czech dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick

  • 2 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick

    (to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) špatně pochopit

    English-Czech dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick

  • 3 stick

    I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) propíchnout, píchat
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) (v)bodnout
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) přilepit, slepit, zůstat
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) uváznout
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    - sticky
    - stickily
    - stickiness
    - sticking-plaster
    - stick-in-the-mud
    - come to a sticky end
    - stick at
    - stick by
    - stick it out
    - stick out
    - stick one's neck out
    - stick to/with
    - stick together
    - stick up for     II [stik] noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) větev
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) hůl
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stvol
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    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick
    * * *
    • tyčinka
    • prut
    • přilepit
    • stick/stuck/stuck
    • hůl
    • lepit
    • klacek

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  • 4 put right

    1) (to repair; to remove faults etc in (something): There is something wrong with this kettle - can you put it right?) spravit, napravit
    2) (to put an end to or change (something that is wrong): You've made a mistake in that sum - you'd better put it right.) opravit
    3) (to put (a watch, clock etc) to the correct time.) nařídit
    4) (to correct (someone who has made a mistake): I thought the meeting was at 2.30, but he put me right.) vyvést z omylu
    5) (to make healthy again: That medicine will soon put you right.) vyléčit
    * * *
    • napravit

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  • 5 right

    1. adjective
    1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) pravý
    2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) správný
    3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) správné
    4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) vhodný
    2. noun
    1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) právo
    2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) pravda
    3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) napravo
    4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) pravice
    3. adverb
    1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) přesně, přímo
    2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) hned
    3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) přímo
    4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) zcela
    5) (to the right: Turn right.) vpravo
    6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) správně
    4. verb
    1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) narovnat (se)
    2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) napravit
    5. interjection
    (I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') dobře
    - righteously
    - righteousness
    - rightful
    - rightfully
    - rightly
    - rightness
    - righto
    - right-oh
    - rights
    - right angle
    - right-angled
    - right-hand
    - right-handed
    - right wing     6. adjective
    ((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) pravicový
    - by rights
    - by right
    - get
    - keep on the right side of
    - get right
    - go right
    - not in one's right mind
    - not quite right in the head
    - not right in the head
    - put right
    - put/set to rights
    - right away
    - right-hand man
    - right now
    - right of way
    - serve right
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    • vpravo
    • právo
    • pravý
    • pravda
    • přímo
    • přímý
    • správný
    • ihned
    • hned
    • napravo

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  • 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

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