get the wrong end of the stick
- get the wrong end of the stick
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1) быть в невыгодном положении, не иметь преимуществ
‘And you've got hold of the wrong end of the stick,’ Kilwhillie added. ‘I have no intention of marrying Mrs Urquhart-Unwin.’ (C. Mackenzie, ‘Hunting the Fairies’, ch. 14) — - Вот в этом-то вы и просчитались, - сказал Килуилли. - Я не собираюсь жениться на миссис Уркарт-Анвин.
Serena (firmly): "This is Mr. Diensen, Mr. Axel Diensen." Octavia (scrutinizing Axel through her lorgnette): "How foolish people are, are they not? So determinate to get hold of the wrong end of the stick. All the villagers near me have described you as an English "Milor"". (N. Coward, ‘Quadrille’, act II, sc. II) — Серина : "Это мистер Динсен, мистер Аксел Динсен." Октавия : "Как глупы люди, не правда ли? Любят упорствовать в своих заблуждениях. Все жители окрестных деревень описывали вас как английского лорда."
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа»..
2006.
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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 the wrong end of the stick — british informal phrase to understand something completely wrongly Thesaurus: to not understand, or to misunderstandsynonym Main entry: wrong … 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 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
get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick — get (hold of) the ˌwrong end of the ˈstick idiom (BrE, informal) to understand sth in the wrong way Main entry: ↑wrongidiom … Useful english dictionary
get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick — Brit. misunderstand something. → wrong … English new terms dictionary
get hold of the wrong end of the stick — ► get hold of the wrong end of the stick misunderstand something. Main Entry: ↑wrong … English terms dictionary
get hold of the wrong end of the stick — (*ENPITE.BTR*/) confuse the issue, be confused … English contemporary dictionary
Characters of The Order of the Stick — This is a list of characters from the webcomic The Order of the Stick (OOTS). It is a comedic webcomic that celebrates and satirizes tabletop role playing games and medieval fantasy through the ongoing tale of the eponymous fellowship of… … Wikipedia
Characters of the Order of the Stick — This is a list of characters from the webcomic The Order of the Stick .The Order of the StickThe Order is said by Rich Burlew, the author of the strip, to be roughly 7th to 9th level (though fans have noted, based on the capabilities they have… … Wikipedia
get the wrong end of the stick — British informal to understand something completely wrongly … English dictionary
