crossed wires
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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
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
“There’s very little insulation left on the wiring in the relationship,” Danny Russel, a former assistant secretary of state, said, “and it’s not hard to imagine getting some crossed wires and that starting a fire.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2021
Near midnight on April 11, the day before Easter, Marc Short, Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, emailed Fauci about some apparent crossed wires.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2021
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
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