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get wrong

Verb

Meaning

(transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get,‎ wrong.
You've got it all wrong: I'm innocent of this crime!
Emily got three of the sums wrong in her maths test.

(Northumbria, Norfolk, often with off) To be told off or reprimanded; to get into trouble.

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My idea is, that if capital and labor are left alone they will mutually regulate each other. People who think they can regulate all mankind and get wrong ideas which they believe to be panaceas for every ill cause much trouble to both employers and employees by their interference. Jay Gould

Whenever there is fear, you will get wrong figures. W. Edwards Deming

I figure lots of predictions is best. People will forget the ones I get wrong and marvel over the rest. Alan Cox

Admittedly it is a pudding which is difficult to get wrong, but they can be too sweet or sickly in other establishments. Source: Internet

Looking at some of the non-gamified study experiences on Quizlet, a common theme emerged on what made them educational: repetition of words you get wrong. Source: Internet

However attempting to woo them can be far easier to get wrong than right. Source: Internet

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