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Se mettre le doigt dans l'œil

Literally 'to put the finger in the eye,' it means to be totally mistaken or to deceive oneself. It is an informal way to point out someone's error.

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Examples in context

Si tu penses qu'il va t'aider, tu te mets le doigt dans l'œil.

If you think he's going to help you, you're dead wrong.

Tu te mets le doigt dans l'œil sur ce dossier.

You're entirely mistaken about this file.

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