Kaj pomeni Don't get/take something wrong?

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Rebecca
Don't get/take something the wrong wayse uporablja kot opomnik, da se ne počutite prizadete, užaljene ali jezne zaradi tega, kar boste povedali. Običajno se uporablja, ko nekdo nekoga kritizira zaradi nečesa ali mu svetuje, da bi moral storiti nekaj drugega. Primer: Please don't take this the wrong way, but I think you should think about going to the dentist. (Ne bodite užaljeni, ampak mislim, da bi morali iti k zobozdravniku.) Primer: Don't take this the wrong way, but have you thought about getting a gym membership? (Ne razumite me narobe, ampak ste razmišljali, da bi se pridružili telovadnici?)