silly mistake

collocation in English

meaningsofsillyandmistake

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silly
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪl.i/us
/ˈsɪl.i/
showing little thought ...
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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 ofsillyandmistakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsilly mistake

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However, it could easily transpire that that belief was not reasonable, and that asillymistakehad been made.
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That was asillymistakebrought about, no doubt, by some accountant.
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Do we have, or do we expect to have, a regulatory regime to deal with everysillymistakethat consumers make?
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We shall make asillymistakeif we only half tackle the problem.
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He later apologised and described it as asillymistake.
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It obviously wasn't asillymistake; nor was it a simple oversight.
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I quite agree that some silly mistakes have been made by our censorship.
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But we must not allow the repetition of silly mistakes similar to those that we saw made in the past.
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It is therefore up to the people getting the money to make sure that they are not making silly mistakes.
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The silly mistakes to which we politely refer here are often crimes, but we do not attach such a name to them.
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If he had, he would not have made the silly mistakes that he did.
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Such silly mistakes—and this was the one reservation—could be avoided if they simply told the manufacturer beforehand just these points; and that nonsense could be avoided prior to publication.
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Europe, at this moment of resurgence, cannot afford to make silly mistakes, or, if they are made, allow them to darken her thought or divert her aim.
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She is prone to making silly mistakes and is very childish.
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She has an endearing personality that makes it easy for her to become friendly with anyone, though is prone to making silly mistakes.
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Anderson bemoaned the fact that he had been playing consistently well over the previous months but kept losing games he should win through silly mistakes.
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He is cunning though quite prone to making silly mistakes on the machinery (most of which became the key issue of the villains' misfortune throughout the episodes).
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