Get-one-s-wires-crossed Definition

verb

(intransitive, idiomatic) To get confused or mixed up; to make a mistake.

I got my wires crossed and called his home phone instead of his work phone.

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Origin of Get-one-s-wires-crossed

From the early days of telephony, when touching wires could reroute conversations

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