tragic mistake
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftragicandmistake
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tragic
adjective
uk/ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/us/ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/
very sad, often involving death ...
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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 oftragicandmistakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He is making thetragicmistakethat legislators have made since the 19th century: he believes that tougher and tougher sentences will reduce crime.
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Within our lifetime, between the wars, we made thetragicmistakeof neglecting that heritage.
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It would be atragicmistake, but we cannot rule it out.
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Did the review reveal that sometragicmistakehad been made?
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It was atragicmistakefor people to be able to bypass local planning committees.
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To take away investment incentive from that industry is atragicmistake.
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That was an expensive andtragicmistaketo many employees who have worked extremely hard and who have fallen foul of a bureaucratic slip-up.
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It has been atragicmistakeand will lead to great bitterness in the months ahead.
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I consider that it is atragicmistaketo approach the problem in this way, and it could be very costly for the nation.
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Will he ensure that thistragicmistakeis not repeated?
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It was atragicmistaketo allow this industry to contract when a realistic development area policy would have concentrated on expanding it.
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That is why we cannot afford to commit thetragicmistakeof former years and allow our defences to be reduced below danger point.
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But clearly this will not be possible—certainly not into cereals—in the areas of high rainfall; it would be atragicmistaketo attempt it.
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It will be atragicmistakeif we turn down their plea.
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It turned out to be atragicmistake, but there is no point in trying to allocate political blame.
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Because early last year we made thetragicmistakeof allowing political and sentimental considerations to interfere with military strategy.
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One can see what a tremendous andtragicmistakethat was.
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It is atragicmistakethat has been confirmed by the recent experience that we have had to endure.
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It would be atragicmistaketo organise a fund, which is supposed to be a procurement fund, for special, expensive types of medicine.
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I hope we shall not repeat thistragicmistake.
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