mistake for

Idioms  

1. Take someone or something for someone or something else, as in I'm sorry, I mistook you for her sister, or Don't mistake that friendly smile for good intentions; he's a tough competitor. [c. 1600]

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Example Sentences

"It was a strategic mistake for Europe to turn its back on a reliable, affordable source of low-emission power," she said.

From Barron's

Routinely forgetting to drop the bat would be a bizarre mistake for any teenage baseball phenom who spent his youth ensconced in the game.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's my first taste of it and I know the rule is that is has to be a clear and obvious mistake for the decision to be changed - and I think the referee's got to back his judgement of the real time, instant moment. He was in a great position to see it."

From BBC

Ahead of boarding the plane on Tuesday night, Merz said Germany would continue its broader de-risking policy but that, "it would be a mistake for us to seek to decouple ourselves from China".

From BBC

Declan Rice was making all these runs too, bursting forward to try to make amends for his mistake for Tottenham's equaliser, so there was all sorts going on.

From BBC