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a false sense of control
misleading feeling of control
A false sense of control is a feeling that you can manage a situation even though you cannot really control it.
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Why did the team ignore the warning signs?
The detailed dashboard gave them a false sense of control.
Checking the traffic app every five minutes gave me a false sense of control over the journey.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: a false sense for control
Say: a false sense of control
The fixed phrase uses “of,” not “for,” before “control”; “fake sense of control” is also possible but has a slightly different word choice.
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How it fits in a sentence.
give someone a false sense of control; create a false sense of control
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Checking the traffic app every five minutes gave me a false sense of control over the journey.
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a false sense of control
misleading feeling of control
“Checking the traffic app every five minutes gave me a false sense of control over the journey.”
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