crossed wires

Example Sentences

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Against New Zealand, the crossed wires and fumbled drop-goal routine between Harry Randall and George Ford was most obvious.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

Evidently, your reservation was handled by multiple online agencies, which made your resolution a little more complicated and may have led to the crossed wires.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2023

There was also a study which found when you put autistic people with neurotypicals, there are always gonna be crossed wires because we communicate differently.

From Salon • May 14, 2023

He will tighten a swing, untangle the crossed wires in a player’s head and repair any leaks in self-belief.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2014

One time when a neighbor’s TV set broke, Dad opened the back and used a macaroni noodle to insulate some crossed wires.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls