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begin at the wrong end

begin at the wrong end verb: to manage something badly.

Verb

begin at the wrong end (third-person singular simple present begins at the wrong end, present participle beginning at the wrong end, simple past began at the wrong end, past participle begun at the wrong end)

  1. To manage something badly.

Forms of begin at the wrong end

third-person singular presentbegins at the wrong end
present participlebeginning at the wrong end
pastbegan at the wrong end
past participlebegun at the wrong end

Questions about begin at the wrong end

What does begin at the wrong end mean?
Begin at the wrong end means to manage something badly.
What part of speech is begin at the wrong end?
Begin at the wrong end is a verb.
What is the past tense of begin at the wrong end?
The past tense of begin at the wrong end is began at the wrong end.

Words near begin at the wrong end in the dictionary

  1. begilded
  2. begilding
  3. begilds
  4. begilt
  5. begin
  6. begin at the wrong end
  7. begin upon
  8. begin with the chucky
  9. begincement
  10. beginest
  11. begineth

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