stupid mistake

collocation in English

meaningsofstupidandmistake

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stupid
adjective
uk
/ˈstjuː.pɪd/us
/ˈstuː.pɪd/
silly or unwise; showing poor judgment or ...
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mistake
noun[C]
uk
/mɪˈsteɪk/us
/mɪˈsteɪk/
an action, decision, or judgment that produces an unwanted or ...
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(Definition ofstupidandmistakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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How can any organisation when considering such a major investment make such a gross andstupidmistakein the costings?
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This all began with astupidmistakein 1967.
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When we asked for the people's vote this was astupidmistake.
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I am glad that a similarstupidmistakehas not been made now.
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It was astupidmistake.
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But, at all events, we could have satisfied ourselves that although astupidmistakehad been made on this occasion it would not be repeated on a future occasion.
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This is a fantastic andstupidmistake.
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He compliments her, and they later kiss, but the next day she tells him it was astupidmistake.
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Wappel later described the letter as astupidmistake, and called for voters to forgive him.
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Just before he drives off, he curses himself for making such astupidmistake.
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It was astupidmistakeon my part.
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The boy immediately realises hisstupidmistake.
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He then flew away in such a rush that he made astupidmistakeof accidentally removing his helmet mid-flight and fell straight out of the sky.
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Debbie denies it and says that it was astupidmistakeand that all she cares about is her kids at that moment.
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As she is examining one of his bassoon reeds, he kisses her, but pulls away after a few moments and says that it was astupidmistake.
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After all, all ideologically-determined policies and programmes risk stupid mistakes.
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It is much better to have enlightened borrowers than to have people who make stupid mistakes.
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Its central thesis is that the most determinant factor for success in the high-tech market is avoidance of stupid mistakes.
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Part of that is making horrible, stupid mistakes.
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