Get One's Wires Crossed Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Get One's Wires Crossed Idiom mean?

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get one's wires crossed What does get one's wires crossed mean?	: be confused or mistaken about something.	A: "Bill said there was a meeting this morning. Don'twe have one?" B: "No. The meeting's tomorrow. I guess Bill got his wirescrossed."
get one's wires crossed What does get one's wires crossed mean?	to get confused about something	We got our wires crossed and we both went to different places for our meeting.
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get one's foot in the door What does "get one's foot in the door" mean?	to take the first step in doing something	I hope that I can get my foot in the door and join the new company.

have/get one's day in court What does "have/get one's day in court" mean?	have an opportunity to say or explain something or give your opinion in court	The business executive had his day in court and was cleared of any suggestion of wrongdoing.
late in the day What does "late in the day" mean?	far along in a project or activity	We received some new instructions for our marketing effort but it was a little late in the day to change our plans.
drag What does "drag" mean?	dull, annoying person
pretty state of affairs What does "pretty state of affairs" mean?	an unpleasant state of affairs	The mess in the kitchen was a pretty state of affairs which the woman had to return to.
forbidden fruit What does "forbidden fruit" mean?	something that one finds attractive partly because it is illegal/immoral/prohibited	Entering the old building was forbidden fruit for the young boys.

on the hop What does "on the hop" mean?	idiom. not ready; unprepared; occupied; busy
perp What does "perp" mean?	perpetrator; person who commits, or may have committed, a crime.	Who's our perp? Anyone able to identify him?
max out What does "max out" mean?	use up completely.	She maxed out her credit cards shopping last weekend.
take a hike What does "take a hike" mean?	leave; depart; get out
throw money at (something) What does "throw money at (something)" mean?	to spend a lot of money for a project or something without thinking about how the money should be spent	The city plans to throw a lot of money at the project to fix the stadium roof.

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Get One's Wires Crossed Idiom