have the wrong number

have the wrong number
1. tv. to be rong. (Have got can replace have.)
Boy, do you have the wrong number! Get with it!
You have missed the boat again. You have the wrong number!
2. tv. to be addressing the wrong person. (This use is in addition to the same expression used for a wrong telephone number. Have got can replace have.)
You have the wrong number. Walter is my brother. We look alike, though.
No, I’m Sally. You have the wrong number.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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