---So why didn’t you meet us on Saturday then?

---I’m sorry about that

---I _________ 

---I thought you were meeting next Saturday.


  1. A.
    get the fact straight
  2. B.
    have a good nose for it
  3. C.
    play a trick of the trade
  4. D.
    get the wrong end of the stick
D
本題考查諺語的意思。D項(xiàng)的意思是：搞錯(cuò)了！符合句意。
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