get (someone or something) wrong

idiom

: to fail to understand (someone or something) correctly

She got the instructions wrong.

Don't get me wrong—I like his parents. They're just a little too strict.

You've got it all wrong! That's not how it's done.

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Because the physical act of drag and drop is more attention-driven, requires a different kind of focus than typing, and in my never humble opinion will be much harder to get wrong. —

Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 Indeed, one of the things the movies and TV always get wrong is that whenever there’s a scene in a restaurant the characters converse with barely a whisper in the background. —

John Mariani, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 What do people get wrong about nightlife in the South? —

Taylor Alxndr, Them, 7 Oct. 2024 What do a lot of marketers and brands get wrong about marketing to the Hispanic consumer? —

Megan Poinski, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for get (someone or something) wrong

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