Collocation
That was my mistake.
Acknowledging personal responsibility for an error or a wrong action; admitting fault.
Definition
'That was my mistake.' is a common English collocation. Acknowledging personal responsibility for an error or a wrong action; admitting fault.
That was + [possessive pronoun] + mistake
“That was my mistake; I should have checked the details more carefully.”
Examples
- I sent the email to the wrong recipient by accident; that was my mistake.
- Forgetting to set the alarm clock, she muttered, 'Oh, that was my mistake.'
- He admitted to his supervisor, 'Leaving out that critical data, that was my mistake.'
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- The chef realized he had used salt instead of sugar. 'Absolutely,' he sighed, 'that was my mistake.'
- Not double-checking the measurements before cutting the wood, he knew that was his mistake.
- When the project ran over budget, the team lead stated, 'That was my mistake for underestimating the complexity.'
- I grabbed the wrong set of keys this morning. That was my mistake, not anyone else's.
- She promised to correct the error immediately, saying, 'That was my mistake, and I apologize for the inconvenience.'
- Ignoring the expert's advice, he later understood that was his mistake, which led to a major system failure.
- The significant error in the financial report was undeniable. 'Clearly,' she acknowledged, 'that was my mistake for rushing the final review.'
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