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Discover LudwigThe phrase "admit to be wrong" is not correct in English.
Did you mean "admit to being wrong"? You can use the corrected phrase when acknowledging a mistake or error in judgment.
Example: "After reflecting on the situation, I have to admit to being wrong about my initial assessment."
Alternatives: "acknowledge my mistake" or "confess to being wrong."
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He will never admit to being wrong.
Brundage posted a statement: "In all honesty, I do not remember this memo, but I do admit to being wrong on this issue".
Maybe it's our politics, the way that it makes it impossible to admit to being wrong or being in the wrong.
It means that the prime minister has a monopoly of wisdom and he or she can never admit to being wrong for fear of exposing weakness.
But you also don't want your confidence to make people wonder whether you'll never admit to being wrong.
I teach them that it's ok to admit to being wrong.
And I never admit to being wrong, but in this case I have to give credit where credit is due.
People respect leaders who pick their battles and can admit to being wrong every once in awhile" 79-800).
I wish more senators, indeed more public officials, would admit to being wrong and not have it seen as a sign of personal weakness.
A psychopath will never admit to being wrong or owning up to mistakes and errors in judgment.
It makes it harder for your adversary to admit to being wrong which, in an informal clash of opinions, should be your primary goal.
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