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| be lulled into complacency (annnushka); entertain the illusion (gtan) | |||
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| kid oneself (Abysslooker) | |||
| chase rainbows (His paintings have neither style nor imagination, but he insists on being a professional painter. He’s always chasing rainbows. VLZ_58); entertain illusions (Too many members of the Soviet political elite entertained illusions about building a viable state by relying on coercion rather than persuasion. VLZ_58) | |||
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тешить себя иллюзией : 5 phrases in 3 subjects |
| General | 1 |
| Idiomatic | 3 |
| Informal | 1 |