About "have it wrong"

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1.let's say in a situation a friend says "you have it wrong", can it mean that you are understanding the situation in the incorrect or wrong way than what actually happened?

2.In "have it wrong", Is "Wrong" an adjective modifying "it"?
3. What is the opposite expression of "have it wrong"?
Might it be "have it right" or "have it correct"?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

1. "You have it wrong." = "You're not understanding the situation correctly."

2. "Wrong" is an adverb modifying "have."

3. "That's right." or "You've got it."

CalifJim · Answer

fire11.Let's say in a situation a friend says "you have it wrong". Can it mean that you are understanding the situation in the incorrect or wrong way ~~than~~ compared to what actually happened?

Yes. That's what it means.

fire12.In "have it wrong", Is "Wrong" an adjective modifying "it"?

It's an adjective, but it doesn't modify anything.

You have it wrong should be compared to I consider it wrong or We find it appropriate or The lawyers proved him innocent. (These are related to It is wrong, It is appropriate, or He was innocent.)

In each case you have a subject, a verb, a direct object and an adjectival object complement. We say that the object complement predicates something of the object (not that it modifies it).

fire13. What is the opposite expression of "have it wrong"? Might it be "have it right" or "have it correct"?

Yes, those will work as opposites.

CJ

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