be imagining things

Frequency: 7.311.8 per million words

To believe you have seen or heard something that did not really happen.

Examples (10)

  • Had I really heard a noise, or was I just imagining things?
  • She keeps saying she sees shadows, but I think she is imagining things.
  • Don't worry, you're probably just imagining things because you're tired.
  • He swore he saw a ghost, but his friends told him he was imagining things.
  • After working late, I started to feel like I was imagining things in the dark office.
  • Are you sure you saw that, or are you imagining things?
  • The doctor assured him he wasn't sick, he was merely imagining things.
  • Sometimes, when you're alone, it's easy to start imagining things.
  • She convinced herself she wasn't imagining things, but the evidence said otherwise.
  • He tried to dismiss the strange feeling, thinking he must be imagining things.