in mistake for something

in mistake for something
in miˈstake for sth idiom
thinking that sth is sth else

Children may eat pills in mistake for sweets.

Main entry:mistakeidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • mistake something for something — mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something) to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else. The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus …   New idioms dictionary

  • mistake someone for something — mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something) to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else. The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus …   New idioms dictionary

  • mistake for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms mistake for : present tense I/you/we/they mistake for he/she/it mistakes for present participle mistaking for past tense mistook for past participle mistaken for mistake someone/something for someone/something …   English dictionary

  • mistake for — mi ˈstake for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they mistake for he/she/it mistakes for present participle mistaking for past tense mistook for …   Useful english dictionary

  • mistake something for something — miˈstake sb/sth for sb/sth derived to think wrongly that sb/sth is sb/sth else Syn: ↑confuse • I think you must be mistaking me for someone else. Main entry: ↑mistakederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • mistake somebody for something — miˈstake sb/sth for sb/sth derived to think wrongly that sb/sth is sb/sth else Syn: ↑confuse • I think you must be mistaking me for someone else. Main entry: ↑mistakederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • mistake — mis·take n 1: an unintentional error esp. in legal procedure or form that does not indicate bad faith and that commonly warrants excuse or relief by the court the court s power to revise a judgment because of fraud, mistake, or irregularity a… …   Law dictionary

  • mistake something for someone — mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something) to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else. The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus …   New idioms dictionary

  • mistake something for — mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something) to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else. The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus …   New idioms dictionary

  • mistake someone for someone — mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something) to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else. The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus …   New idioms dictionary

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