be mistaken (verb)
1Mistaken identity — This article concerns the criminal defense; for other uses, see Mistaken Identity (disambiguation) Crim …
2mistaken — adjective /mɪsˈteɪkən/ a) erroneous. This is a clear case of mistaken identity. b) (with a copula verb) To have an incorrect belief. I think you must be mistaken …
3mistake — 1 /mi steIk/ noun (C) 1 INCORRECT ACTION/OPINION ETC something that has been done incorrectly, or an opinion or statement that is incorrect: Hitting the ball too hard in golf is a typical beginner s mistake. | make a mistake: I think you ve made… …
4lead on — verb 1. entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑entice, ↑lure, ↑tempt • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody Something s somebody 2 …
5mislead — verb (misled; leading) Date: before 12th century transitive verb to lead in a wrong direction or into a mistaken action or belief often by deliberate deceit intransitive verb to lead astray ; give a wrong impression Synonyms: see deceive •… …
6discover — verb ADVERB ▪ quickly, soon ▪ We soon discovered we d been mistaken. ▪ suddenly ▪ subsequently ▪ eventually …
7wear thin — verb deteriorate through use or stress (Freq. 1) The constant friction wore out the cloth • Syn: ↑wear, ↑wear off, ↑wear out, ↑wear down • Derivationally related forms: ↑wear ( …
8eat crow — verb To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error. He must apologise, he saw that clearly enough, must eat crow, as he told himself …
9squint like a bag of nails — verb To squint very much, as though ones eyes were directed as many ways as the points of a bag of nails. [If you think] Im going to find a billet for a good for nothing unclassed bollox, youre mighty mistaken, said he, looking up at me for the… …
10cut the muster — verb Mistaken form of cut the mustard …
