make a big mistake

См. также в других словарях:

• Big Mistake — Infobox Single Name = Big Mistake Artist = Natalie Imbruglia Length = 3:54 (Radio Edit) 4:34 (Album Version) from Album = Left of the Middle B side = Tomorrow Morning Something Better I ve Been Watching You Released = 8 March 1998 Format = CD… …   Wikipedia

• make a big to-do — complain too much, make a federal case...    If the waiter makes a mistake, don t make a big to do about it …   English idioms

• Make a big thing of — turn into a major issue: OK, so I made a mistake, there s no need to make a big thing of it …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• make a big thing of — Australian Slang turn into a major issue: OK, so I made a mistake, there s no need to make a big thing of it …   English dialects glossary

• big — /bIg/ adjective comparative bigger superlative biggest 1 SIZE of more than average size, amount, weight etc: a big house | Your baby s getting big! | a big increase in prices | the biggest hotel in New York | She had a big grin on her face. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• make my day — make me happy by trying to do that. You want to fight? Go ahead, make my day. Usage notes: used as a humorous way to show that the person you are speaking to knows it would be a big mistake to make your day …   New idioms dictionary

• mistake — I UK [mɪˈsteɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms mistake : singular mistake plural mistakes *** Metaphor: Making a mistake is like falling over, or like being clumsy and dropping things. She stumbled over the speech. ♦ You tripped up there: what… …   English dictionary

• mistake — mis|take1 [ mı steık ] noun count *** 1. ) something that you have not done correctly, or something you say or think that is not correct: make a mistake: I won t make the same mistake again! Don t worry, it s an easy mistake to make. correct a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• mistake — mis|take1 W2S2 [mıˈsteık] n 1.) something that has been done in the wrong way, or an opinion or statement that is incorrect →↑error mistake in ▪ We may have made a mistake in our calculations. ▪ a mistake in the law ▪ Ivan s work is always full… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• mistake — 1 /mi steIk/ noun (C) 1 INCORRECT ACTION/OPINION ETC something that has been done incorrectly, or an opinion or statement that is incorrect: Hitting the ball too hard in golf is a typical beginner s mistake. | make a mistake: I think you ve made… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• mistake — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, colossal (esp. AmE), great, huge ▪ It is a great mistake to assume that your children will agree with you. ▪ bad, dreadful …   Collocations dictionary