…misunderstand someone, especially by falsely ascribing malice to them…
…show that what someone says is wrong or incorrect…
…say or do something in a way that that is very suitable (or unsuitable) for a particular audience or occasion…
…following a course that is likely to result in success (or failure)…
…in the opposite of the normal or desirable orientation, direction, or sequence…
…irritate or repel someone (as by stroking a cat against the lie of its fur)…
…(of food) enter the windpipe instead of the gullet…
…be pursuing a mistaken or misguided line of thought or course of action…
…make a good (or bad) start at something…
…(of information or an object) be stolen, or be found by an unfriendly person…
…a poor or less prestigious part of town…
…start the day in a bad mood, which continues all day long…
