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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

'...took the wrong end of the stick'

Emma's words were quite ambiguous, so I am not surprised if he took the wrong end of the stick.

Just wondering if I used this idiom correctly and whether 'to take' is the correct verb here.

Thanks

PBF
  

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I cannot judge without more context, but the idiom (and what do you think it means?) seems odd here.
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In the UK we get the wrong end of the stick.

This idiom seems ok in this context to me - it means to misunderstand something.
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Thanks for your replies.

Sorry, I should have included the context as well. I wanted the line to mean that Emma was not being clear on what she meant and the boy misinterpreted her.

Thanks

PBF
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