get sth wrong

Frequency: 8.622.0 per million words

to misunderstand or make a mistake about something

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Examples (10)

  • I think you've got the date wrong.
  • She got the instructions wrong and ended up in the wrong city.
  • He admitted he had gotten the answer wrong on the exam.
  • Don't get me wrong, I appreciate your help, but this isn't quite right.
  • If you get the facts wrong, your argument will be invalid.
  • The student got the historical timeline wrong in his essay.
  • We need to make sure we don't get the address wrong for the delivery.
  • It's easy to get the meaning of a complex sentence wrong.
  • He got the directions wrong and took a wrong turn.
  • She felt she had gotten her friend's intentions wrong.