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make no mistake

idiom

Definition of make no mistake

—used to stress the truth or accuracy of a statement
  • Make no mistake (about it), if we don't address these problems now, they will only get worse.

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make play

  1. : behave, act

  2. : to begin or seem to begin (an action)

  3. : to cause to happen to or be experienced by someone

  1. : the manner or style in which a thing is constructed

  2. : brand

  3. : the physical, mental, or moral constitution of a person

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mistake play

  1. : to blunder in the choice of

  2. : to misunderstand the meaning or intention of : misinterpret

  3. : to make a wrong judgment of the character or ability of

  1. : a wrong judgment : misunderstanding

  2. : a wrong action or statement proceeding from faulty judgment, inadequate knowledge, or inattention

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