mistake for
phrasal verbmistake somebody/something for somebody/something
- to think wrongly that somebody/something is somebody/something else synonym confuse with
- I think you must be mistaking me for someone else.
Extra Examples- I'm sorry. I mistook you for George.
- An unwary observer could easily mistake this constellation for a comet.
- Good fortune should not to be mistaken for happiness.
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