get the wrong idea
idiom
: to misunderstand someone
I think he made a mistake, but don't get the wrong idea, I still think he has done a good job overall.
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Sometimes, this means relatives in the Philippines can get the wrong idea about America’s job prospects, or take its promises of economic success for granted.
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Ashley Wong, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
The restrictive Vision Pro dev kit terms seem like part of the same effort—Apple really doesn't want members of the general public to use unfinished, rough-around-the-edges pre-release software and/or hardware and get the wrong idea about the headset's capabilities.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 28 July 2023
This punchline was so air quotes appalling that gay viewers could enjoy it without having to fret that straight viewers might get the wrong idea about us.
—Mark Harris, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023
Runners who are new to its topography might get the wrong idea at the start, thanks to an opening chunk of Route 135 that unspools toward Ashland, Mass.
—Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2023
Just in case readers get the wrong idea: No eating or drinking is allowed in the galleries.
—Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
Runners who are new to its topography might get the wrong idea at the start, thanks to an opening chunk of Route 135 that unspools toward Ashland, Mass.
—Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2023
Don't get the wrong idea here.
—Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 16 Apr. 2023
The reading public might get the wrong idea.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2022
Ashley Wong, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
The restrictive Vision Pro dev kit terms seem like part of the same effort—Apple really doesn't want members of the general public to use unfinished, rough-around-the-edges pre-release software and/or hardware and get the wrong idea about the headset's capabilities.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 28 July 2023
This punchline was so air quotes appalling that gay viewers could enjoy it without having to fret that straight viewers might get the wrong idea about us.
—Mark Harris, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023
Runners who are new to its topography might get the wrong idea at the start, thanks to an opening chunk of Route 135 that unspools toward Ashland, Mass.
—Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2023
Just in case readers get the wrong idea: No eating or drinking is allowed in the galleries.
—Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
Runners who are new to its topography might get the wrong idea at the start, thanks to an opening chunk of Route 135 that unspools toward Ashland, Mass.
—Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2023
Don't get the wrong idea here.
—Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 16 Apr. 2023
The reading public might get the wrong idea.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2022
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