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gets one's wires crossed

gets one's wires crossed is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's wires crossed.

Meaning of get one's wires crossed

Verb

get one's wires crossed (third-person singular simple present gets one's wires crossed, present participle getting one's wires crossed, simple past got one's wires crossed, past participle (UK) got one's wires crossed or (US) gotten one's wires crossed)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To get confused or mixed up about another person's intentions; to misunderstand one another.
    • We got our wires crossed so I went to the bus station and she headed to the railway station.

Questions about gets one's wires crossed

What is gets one's wires crossed the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets one's wires crossed is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's wires crossed.

Words near gets one's wires crossed in the dictionary

  1. gets one's ticket punched
  2. gets one's tits in a wringer
  3. gets one's undies in a bundle
  4. gets one's way
  5. gets one's wig split
  6. gets one's wires crossed
  7. gets oneself together
  8. gets onto
  9. gets open
  10. gets out
  11. gets out from under

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