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Idiom: Get One's Wires Crossed

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

How to pronounce "get one's wires crossed":

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

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

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