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etw. missverstanden/völlig falsch verstanden haben {vt} to have got (hold of) the wrong end of the stick [Br.] [coll.]

Das hast du missverstanden. Er hat mich nicht gestoßen. Ich bin hingefallen. You've got hold of the wrong end of the stick. He didn't push me; I fell.

Wer glaubt, bei dem Lied ginge es um Drogen, hat es völlig falsch verstanden. People who think the song is about drugs have got the wrong end of the stick.
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