deceive oneself into thinking

idiom

: to pretend in one's mind
It's no use deceiving ourselves into thinking that everything will be fine.

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“Deceive oneself into thinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deceive%20oneself%20into%20thinking. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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