Meaning
- 1.
crossed wires — In telegrams, telephone, and communications, a state in which radio signals are mixed up, causing speakers to have a bad wrong connection.
- 2.
confusion; miscommunication — A state of confusion arising from misunderstanding of words or a task, etc.
- 3.
entanglement; twine — A state in which lines are mingled in a disorderly manner; or the lines.