the error

  • 1the error of your ways — ◇ To see, recognize, acknowledge, etc., the error of your ways is to admit that you have been doing something wrong or behaving badly and to stop doing it. Congress recognized the error of its ways and repealed the law. He publicly acknowledged… …

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  • 2see the error of your ways — see the error of (your/its) ways to accept that you have been wrong about something. What can we do to make Tim see the error of his ways? The industry needs to see the error of its ways and adopt these new safety standards …

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  • 3see the error of its ways — see the error of (your/its) ways to accept that you have been wrong about something. What can we do to make Tim see the error of his ways? The industry needs to see the error of its ways and adopt these new safety standards …

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  • 4see the error of ways — see the error of (your/its) ways to accept that you have been wrong about something. What can we do to make Tim see the error of his ways? The industry needs to see the error of its ways and adopt these new safety standards …

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  • 5see the error of your ways — humorous phrase to realize that you are wrong in what you have done or believed Thesaurus: to change your opinion, attitudes or behavioursynonym Main entry: error * * * see, realize, etc. the ˌerror of your ˈways …

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  • 6see the error of your ways — see the error of (your) ways to understand that you have been behaving badly and to decide to improve your behaviour. It s the story of a corrupt policeman who finally sees the error of his ways …

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  • 7see the error of ways — see the error of (your) ways to understand that you have been behaving badly and to decide to improve your behaviour. It s the story of a corrupt policeman who finally sees the error of his ways …

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  • 8see the error of ways —    When someone sees the error of their ways, they understand that what they are doing is wrong and accept to change their behaviour.     He talked to a counsellor who tried to make him see the error of his ways …

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  • 9see the error of one's ways — ► see the error of one s ways acknowledge one s wrongdoing. Main Entry: ↑error …

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  • 10realize the error of your ways — see, realize, etc. the ˌerror of your ˈways idiom (formal humorous) to realize or admit that you have done sth wrong and decide to change your behaviour Main entry: ↑erroridiom …

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