"Get the wrong end of the stick" - What does this phrase mean? - It's time to Learn English

Do you ever

get the wrong end of the stick?

It is something that can happen quite often in life,

especially when two

people are not communicating clearly.

You might not understand completely what that person

is saying.

You might get the wrong end of the stick.

It happens quite often.

Maybe a person says something

or maybe they write something,

or maybe they send you a message

and you mis understand that particular thing.

You misunderstand what they say.

Maybe you get the wrong end of the stick.

It kind of happened these days, especially,

by the way, in which we communicate.

We seem to communicate more casually.

It is very rare for people

to speak in real life face to face.

And because of that, there are more chances

that you might get the wrong end of the stick.

I'm sure it's happened to you in the past.

Maybe you've received a message on your telephone.

Maybe you look at your smartphone and you think, Oh,

that person is being so rude to me.

But they are not.

Because sometimes when you read text messages,

there is a lack of context.

You might misunderstand what that person is typing.

We can say that you get the wrong end of the stick.

Has it ever happened to you?

Have you ever got hold of the wrong end of the stick

which has led to a very embarrassing misunderstanding?

That is today's phrase.

See you again soon...

ta ta for now.