get one's wires crossed

短语

鸡同鸭讲

发音

AU

词形变化

gets one's wires crossed 三单 gets one's wires crossed getting one's wires crossed got one's wires crossed gotten one's wires crossed getting one's wires crossed 现在分词 got one's wires crossed 过去式 got one's wires crossed 过去分词 gotten one's wires crossed 过去式 gotten one's wires crossed 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To get confused or mixed up about another person's intentions; to misunderstand one another.

    鸡同鸭讲

    习语 不及物

    We got our wires crossed so I went to the bus station and she headed to the railway station.

词源

From the early days of telephony, when touching wires could reroute conversations.

来源:wiktionary