someone could be forgiven for wondering

someone could be forgiven for wondering
someone could be forgiven for thinking/​wondering/​believing etc phrase
used for saying that it is not surprising that someone thinks or believes something, even though they are wrong to do so

Voters could be forgiven for thinking that the major parties have no policies at all for the environment.

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Main entry: forgive

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