mistake somebody/something for somebody/something phrasal verb (see also mistake)
to wrongly think that one person or thing is someone or something else:
A woman mistook him for a well-known actor, and asked him for his autograph.
The doctor mistook the symptoms for blood poisoning.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

mistake something for
mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something)
to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else.
The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

mistake something for something
mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something)
to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else.
The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

mistake someone for
mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something)
to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else.
The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

mistake someone for something
mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something)
to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else.
The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

mistake something for someone
mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something)
to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else.
The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

mistake someone for someone
mistake (someone/something) for (someone/something)
to think that a person or thing is really someone or something else.
The prison buildings could almost be mistaken for a college campus.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲