make sb careless
Frequency: 6.56.1 per million words
to cause someone to be inattentive
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Examples (10)
- Boredom made him careless.
- Overconfidence can make you careless when handling important documents.
- The repetitive nature of the task eventually made the worker careless.
- A long winning streak might make a team careless against a weaker opponent.
- Fatigue makes drivers careless, which is why rest is so important.
- Don't let success make you careless; always stay focused on your goals.
- The lack of immediate consequences made them careless with the company's resources.
- His arrogance often makes him careless in his calculations.
- The apparent simplicity of the problem made her careless, leading to a simple mistake.
- Drinking alcohol will make you careless and impair your judgment.