The wrong end of the dog to have gotten.
To have completely misunderstood something. The meaning is identical to the more common idiomatic phrase 'The wrong end of the stick.'
The origin of this phrase may be an answer from the Australian edition of The Weakest Link which featured in the satirical magazine Private Eye.
Chair (Cornelia Frances) - "When you have misunderstood something you can be said to have gotten the wrong end of the ... ?"
Contestant - "Dog?"
To have completely misunderstood something. The meaning is identical to the more common idiomatic phrase 'The wrong end of the stick.'
The origin of this phrase may be an answer from the Australian edition of The Weakest Link which featured in the satirical magazine Private Eye.
Chair (Cornelia Frances) - "When you have misunderstood something you can be said to have gotten the wrong end of the ... ?"
Contestant - "Dog?"
If he thinks that a jump in oil prices means an end to the recession then he has gotten hold of the wrong end of the dog.
by >HyperlogiK< October 5, 2009
Get the The wrong end of the dog.mug. by pwt333 September 25, 2010
Get the p dog slicksmug. An all around loser. A man who girls avoid like the plague. He is oblivious to it though, he thinks he is smooth. He is also gay, thus "Hot Dog Buns". We all know what goes in every Hot Dog Bun! It also likes to hit on young, drunk, kids. Pedophile. It tends to go clubbing! It also has every STD imaginable! Stay away!! Oh, right, and it likes to play DDR. Can also be referred to as "Shishkabob Kid".
by GayAsCanBe February 5, 2008
Get the hot dog bunsmug. by The O Mitchell March 8, 2005
Get the raw dog on hairmug. by the hotdog sliders May 30, 2009
Get the hot dog slidermug. To be used as an alternative to the classic phrase suck my cock suck my dog works well when the former statement would be inappropriate (weddings, funerals, meeting the girlfriends parents etc) as it alludes merely to eating a hot dog as opposed to the other person getting on their knees and sucking you off
Man 1: your ex girlfriend is online telling everyone you're bad in bed
Man 2: well she can go and suck my dog
Man 2: well she can go and suck my dog
by SceneOne March 24, 2011
Get the Suck My Dogmug. by sandy poon February 11, 2004
Get the swedish cilli dogmug.