commit a blunder
Frequency: 7.111.0 per million words
to make a serious or careless mistake
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- A politician's career can be ruined if they commit a major political blunder.
- He committed a terrible blunder by revealing the company's secret plans to a competitor.
- I think I've committed a huge blunder in my job application by misspelling the manager's name.
- The new intern is so nervous; he's afraid he will commit a blunder on his first day.
- Committing such a tactical blunder cost the team the championship.
- Even experienced diplomats can commit a blunder during sensitive negotiations.
- By the time he realized he had committed a colossal blunder, it was too late to fix it.
- If the general commits a strategic blunder, the entire army will be at risk.
- His main goal during the press conference was not to commit any verbal blunder.
- The government committed a serious blunder by underestimating the public's reaction.