get one's wires crossed

English

Etymology

From the early days of telephony, when touching wires could reroute conversations

Pronunciation

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Verb

get one’s wires crossed

(intransitive, idiomatic) 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 to the railway station.

Translations

to misunderstand one another

French: avoir un malentendu (fr), s'emmêler les pinceaux (fr)
German: einander missverstehen (de), an einander vorbeireden
Russian: ^{(please verify)} запутаться (ru) pf (zaputatʹsja), ^{(please verify)} перепутать (ru) pf (pereputatʹ)

Spanish: ^{(please verify)} cruzársele los cables (es) (a alguien)
Turkish: yanlış ^{(please verify)} anlamak (tr)

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