"begin at the wrong end" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: begins at the wrong end [present, singular, third-person], beginning at the wrong end [participle, present], began at the wrong end [past], begun at the wrong end [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|begin<,++,began,begun> at the wrong end}} begin at the wrong end (third-person singular simple present begins at the wrong end, present participle beginning at the wrong end, simple past began at the wrong end, past participle begun at the wrong end)
  1. To manage something badly.
    Sense id: en-begin_at_the_wrong_end-en-verb-YhuQud9q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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