getting something twisted
Having it wrong
Getting something twisted means misunderstanding or misrepresenting facts, intentions, or meanings.
The phrase suggests mental confusion—thoughts literally tangled up: You're getting it twisted if you think I said that.
Often appears as a correction or accusation: Don't get it twisted—I never promised anything.
The shortened form get twisted can also mean to become intoxicated.
- misreadInterpret text incorrectly
- misconstrueUnderstand incorrectly
- miss the pointFail to understand essence
- skewTwist from straight
- misapprehendGrasp incorrectly
get it wrong · jumping to conclusions · warp · befuddlement · misperceive · misjudge · barking up the wrong tree · misrepresent · perplexity · lose the plot · distort · miscalculate · equivocation · bend · twist · conflate · garble · take out of context
getting something twistedgetting it right
getting the picture · catching on · picking up what someone is putting down · making sense of · getting through
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