Get (one) wrong phrase
To wrongly understand what one said and therefore attribute malice to one or feel offended.
Please don't get me wrong -I was just trying to suggest a few means to improve your performance, not criticize anything about it.
I need to explain this because I am afraid you'll get me wrong.
I was worried that he got me wrong and imputed wickedness to me.
If you say that you are on the wrong end of (something), you mean that you have a problematic association with something; thereby leading to negative consequences.
Although someone is given reliable information, they continue to ignore or misunderstand it.
Have a misunderstanding based on verbal or nonverbal communication between one another
To be in conflict with or misunderstand someone or something
The verb "get" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This expression dates back to to 1900.