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