foolish mistake
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffoolishandmistake
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foolish
adjective
uk/ˈfuː.lɪʃ/us/ˈfuː.lɪʃ/
unwise, stupid, or not showing ...
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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 offoolishandmistakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffoolish mistake
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It would therefore be afoolishmistaketo think that the practice of inward processing could be a lasting solution.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
To throw that ace card away would be afoolishmistake.
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What a profound andfoolishmistakethat is—and what an outrage that it is in the report before us tonight.
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That was afoolishmistakefor master spinners to make.
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Their abolition would be afoolishmistake.
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How one would have welcomed his making afoolishmistakeand giving his property to such charitable or benevolent purposes as his trustees should think fit!
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It is afoolishmistake.
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That would be afoolishmistake.
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It is also used to refer to afoolishmistake, although the etymology of that is uncertain.
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Wikipedia
In short, we do not intend to repeat foolish mistakes.
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