get someone in wrong—cause a person to fall into disfavor with smb.:
- You’ll get him in wrong with his boss if you keep calling him at the office.
Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase put someone in the wrong—show a person to be wrong:
- People want to think that they’re right, and if you put them in the wrong, they won’t like it.
get someone wrong—misinterpret the intention of smb.’s statement or deed:
- Don’t get her wrong, she still loves him, but she is understandably cautious.