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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Another risk, aside from a hostile takeover, is that the receiving aliens might also get the wrong idea about us from the LLM if it were trained on a broad spectrum of human culture.
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Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 3 May 2024
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.
—Ashley Wong, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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
Don't get the wrong idea here.
—Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 16 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
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Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 3 May 2024
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.
—Ashley Wong, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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
Don't get the wrong idea here.
—Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 16 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
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“Get the wrong idea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20the%20wrong%20idea. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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