Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get the wrong idea

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables
get the wrong idea
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To get the wrong end of the stick

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What does get the wrong idea mean?
To get the wrong end of the stick

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