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s'emmêler les pinceaux — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • misstep noun A mistake or poor decision, especially one that damages someone's reputation or plans.

Senses

s'emmêler les pinceaux is used for these senses in English:

  • get one's wires crossed (intransitive, idiomatic) To get confused or mixed up about another person's intentions; to misunderstand one another.
  • misstep (intransitive) To step badly or incorrectly.

misstep — full definition

  1. noun A mistake or poor decision, especially one that damages someone's reputation or plans.
  2. noun A wrong or clumsy physical step.

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