wrong number

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A telephone number dialled by mistake, for example, by transposing digits.

   “I am sorry. You have the wrong number. — Oh. Is this 555-8986? — No. This is 555-8689. — Oh. Excuse me! — Okay. Bye.”

2. isim A telephone call received from an unfamiliar caller, due to a mistake in the number dialled.

   “- Who was that on the phone? - It was just a wrong number.”

3. isim An incorrect notion or understanding concerning a person or situation.

   “Codd said . . . when he had her fixed and tested her a few times he would take me up for a ride. "You got the wrong number," I says. "I don't feel flighty."”