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| make a slip | |
| put foot in(verb, expression, ruin, abuse) | |
| swim against stream(expression, part, depart, vary) | |
| take a turn(expression, part, depart, vary) | |
| bark up wrong tree(expression, misconstrue, misunderstand, overestimate) | |
| come to hasty conclusion(expression, misconstrue, misunderstand, overestimate) | |
| deceive oneself(expression, confuse, overlook, error) | |
| fall flat on face(verb, expression, drop, disregard) | |
| get it wrong(verb, expression, mistake, blunder) | |
| have wrong impression(expression, confuse, overlook, misconstrue) | |
| lose the handle(verb, expression, root, goof) | |
| make a blunder(expression, mistake, blunder, miscue) | |
| make a hash of(expression, ruin, blow, harm) | |
| make a mess(expression, confuse, overlook, misconstrue) | |
| make a mess of(verb, expression, blow, harm) | |
| make mistake(expression, goof, scrabble, bungle) | |
| miss by a mile(expression, misconstrue, misunderstand, misread) | |
| miss the boat(expression, confuse, overlook, misconstrue) | |
| miss the mark | |
| pull a boner(expression, fail, blunder, fumble) |
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