make a mistake
make a mistake
To do something incorrectly or erroneously; to make an error of some kind. Look, I made a mistake—I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions and blamed you for what happened. We've all made mistakes, but it's important to own up to them and learn from what happened.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
make a mistake
to commit an error; to do something wrong accidentally. I made a mistake and I am really sorry about it.
See also: make, mistake
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- if (one) can help it
- not if one can help it
- get the better of
- get the better of (someone or something)
- get the better of somebody/something
- have the better of (someone or something)
- panic (one) by (doing something)
- panic by
- timing is everything
- embarrassed about (something)