Raise one's voice meaning in English

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Definition

to raise one's voice (in anger): to shout, to speak louder, to scream (in anger) idiom

Exercise 1

Susie tells Dr. Donna "you've got the wrong end of the stick".

What does she mean when she says this?

Donna, you really shouldn't raise your voice.

Donna, you're starting to make me mad.

Donna, you're misunderstanding the situation.

Donna, you're not making any sense.

I don't know

Susie tells Dr. Donna "you've got the wrong end of the stick".

What does she mean when she says this?

Donna, you really shouldn't raise your voice.

Susie's expression doesn't indicate that Donna "shouldn't raise her voice", but rather that Donna hasn't understood the real situation: Susie is neither an alcoholic, nor is she afraid of being "alone". "To raise one's voice" is to shout, or to raise the volume of one's voice due to being excited or angry.

Donna, you're starting to make me mad.

Susie's expression doesn't indicate that Susie is becoming "angry" or "mad", but rather that Donna hasn't understood the real situation: Susie is neither an alcoholic, nor is she afraid of being "alone".

Donna, you're misunderstanding the situation.

The idiom "you've got the wrong end of the stick" means that someone, in this case Donna, has misunderstood something or that they have the wrong idea. After Donna diagnoses Susie with "a fear of being rejected" and a major alcohol problem, Susie explains that this isn't the case: Donna has misunderstood the situation and has got "the wrong end of the stick". Other idioms which express this same idea: "You've got it all wrong" or "You've got the wrong idea".

Donna, you're not making any sense.

Susie's expression doesn't indicate that Donna isn't "making sense" or that she is being confusing or unclear, but rather that Donna hasn't understood the real situation: Susie is neither an alcoholic, nor is she afraid of being "alone".

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