Collocations withmistake
These are words often used in combination withmistake.
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big mistake
But that, she will insist, is a big mistake.
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classic mistake
His is the classic mistake of learning language with his eyes instead of his ears.
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colossal mistake
That emphasises my point that they made a colossal mistake.
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common mistake
The common mistake resulting from this translation error was for the cook to add both types of beans to the dish, a logical interpretation of the translation.
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costly mistake
Indeed, it will be an extremely costly mistake.
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disastrous mistake
Either there has been a disastrous mistake or it is deliberate policy to market nuclear.
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dreadful mistake
I hope that civil servants feel a little afraid when they are called before us to explain a dreadful mistake.
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factual mistake
Another issue involves some minor factual mistakes, which could be easily corrected in future editions.
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fatal mistake
She made the fatal mistake of attacking our strength instead of sticking to attacking our weakness.
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foolish mistake
It would therefore be a foolish mistake to think that the practice of inward processing could be a lasting solution.
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fundamental mistake
Where he makes a fundamental mistake is that he expects that every suggestion put forward is, in itself, a total answer to the problem.
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grammatical mistake
But to read the expression in this way is to make a grammatical mistake.
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grave mistake
It will be a grave mistake if people think that the cause of peace is served by always avoiding conflict.
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grievous mistake
It was a grievous mistake and many lives and many hopes were lost forever.
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honest mistake
Those estimates may be too small, but if so, it is an honest mistake.
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horrible mistake
In the last century, we made the horrible mistake of going in for quick profits and quick returns.
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huge mistake
It would be a huge mistake to imagine that the same materials and the same presentation would meet the needs of all of these diverse groups.
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innocent mistake
Often there is an innocent mistake about the identity of the assailant or the accused.
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minor mistake
He has never once admitted that he has made a fundamental or even minor mistake.
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mistake of judgment
While he readily confesses to having made serious mistakes of judgment, he will not admit to any grave moral failures.
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past mistakes
If we want to open a critical debate about archaeology we should not content ourselves with denouncing past mistakes and the faults of others.
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profound mistake
It would be a profound mistake for us to act in breach of our international obligations by offering any kind of general subsidy.
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serious mistake
A more serious mistake is found directly below this imperfect crown moulding.
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silly mistake
However, it could easily transpire that that belief was not reasonable, and that a silly mistake had been made.
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slight mistake
This is not a slight mistake : it is a massive error.
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spelling mistake
The latter case occurs when a spelling mistake generates an existing word which is different from that intended by the writer.
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strategic mistake
He thought that, in the context of the country as a whole, it would be a strategic mistake of the greatest order.
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stupid mistake
How can any organisation when considering such a major investment make such a gross and stupid mistake in the costings?
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tactical mistake
If true, it was a tactical mistake of historic proportion, and extraordinary good fortune for the insurgents who lost no time in exploiting it adeptly.
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terrible mistake
To reject this possibility is a terrible mistake.
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tragic mistake
He is making the tragic mistake that legislators have made since the 19th century: he believes that tougher and tougher sentences will reduce crime.
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unfortunate mistake
They, like us, very much regret the delay which arose from this unfortunate mistake.
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