crossed wires

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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

Instead, it felt like there were a lot of crossed wires in Ten Hag's first game in charge.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2022

“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