"get something twisted" meaning in English

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        "1": "en",
        "2": "get something twisted out of shape",
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      "expansion": "clipping of get something twisted out of shape",
      "name": "clipping"
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  "etymology_text": "Likely a clipping of get something twisted out of shape, referring to a notion or idea that has been taken out of proper context. Also likely from the observation that twisted wires or lines often result in miscommunication and error.",
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      "form": "gets something twisted",
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        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "getting something twisted",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got something twisted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got something twisted",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gotten something twisted",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We're just having dinner together, not dating. Don't get it twisted.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To misunderstand or misconstrue; to misinterpret; to be confused or in error."
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          "misunderstand",
          "misunderstand"
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          "misconstrue",
          "misconstrue"
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          "misinterpret",
          "misinterpret"
        ],
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          "confused",
          "confused"
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          "error",
          "error"
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        "(slang, also African-American Vernacular) To misunderstand or misconstrue; to misinterpret; to be confused or in error."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "get bent out of shape"
        }
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        {
          "word": "misread"
        },
        {
          "word": "get it twisted"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "get something twisted"
}

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      "args": {
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        "2": "get something twisted out of shape",
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      "expansion": "clipping of get something twisted out of shape",
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  "etymology_text": "Likely a clipping of get something twisted out of shape, referring to a notion or idea that has been taken out of proper context. Also likely from the observation that twisted wires or lines often result in miscommunication and error.",
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    {
      "form": "gets something twisted",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "getting something twisted",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got something twisted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got something twisted",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gotten something twisted",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "get bent out of shape"
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        "To misunderstand or misconstrue; to misinterpret; to be confused or in error."
      ],
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          "misunderstand",
          "misunderstand"
        ],
        [
          "misconstrue",
          "misconstrue"
        ],
        [
          "misinterpret",
          "misinterpret"
        ],
        [
          "confused",
          "confused"
        ],
        [
          "error",
          "error"
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        "(slang, also African-American Vernacular) To misunderstand or misconstrue; to misinterpret; to be confused or in error."
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        {
          "word": "misread"
        }
      ],
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        "slang"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "get it twisted"
    }
  ],
  "word": "get something twisted"
}