get one's wires crossed
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get one's wires crossed
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From the early days of telephony, when touching wires could reroute conversations.
verb gets one's wires crossed · getting one's wires crossed · got one's wires crossed · gotten one's wires crossed
- To get confused or mixed up about another person's intentions; to misunderstand one another. We got our wires crossed so I went to the bus station and she headed to the railway station.
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verb to misunderstand one another
| Español | cruzársele los cables (a alguien) |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 雞同鴨講 /鸡同鸭讲 jītóngyājiǎng |
| Français | avoir un malentendu, s'emmêler les pinceaux |
| Deutsch | einander missverstehen, an einander vorbeireden |
| Русский | не так поня́ть друг дру́га ne tak ponjátʹ drug drúga |
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