got one's wires crossed
got one's wires crossed is the simple past and past participle 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)
- 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 got one's wires crossed
- What is got one's wires crossed the simple past and past participle of?
- Got one's wires crossed is the simple past and past participle of get one's wires crossed.
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