The phrase
"under the impression" means that someone believes something to be true, even if it is not accurate or based on misinformation.
Full definition
I got the card
under impression of a big discount without paying attention to the interest that turned out to be too high.
I was
under the impression from the reading on the can that you spray the pan and that will do it, the cake would just fall out.
Or maybe it's because I
live under the impression that anything French must be fancy and sophisticated, so I can't help but to like it!
Meanwhile, some of these students were falling through the cracks, and parents were
often under the impression that everything was fine.
If you have seen ads on TV for dating sites and apps, you are
probably under the impression that each of those apps comes with some sort of age limit.
They were
clearly under the impression that it was easier / better / necessary to use a timber frame construction system to build to the standard.
If you were
somehow under the impression that SEO (search engine optimization) didn't matter in terms of the success of your marketplace, you may want to think again.
I was
under the impression in high school and college that if you do well in school that it will automatically get you the job that you want.
They take in students who require student loans, but these students enter the
college under the impression that their investment is worthwhile.
I'm not trying to make excuses, but when I heard that the loan would be forgiven that is what I was
truly under the impression of!
If you wanted to supplement your dog's diet with
cheese under the impression that it will benefit their health, you may want to focus on healthier, more nutrient - dense foods.
Many of these sites
seem under the impression that disabling the context menu in your browser is a good way to keep you from stealing their content.
If you're
still under the impression that those old dating tips that you read about in your 20s and 30s would still work wonders for you, you're terribly mistaken.
Having attended some Russian game development conferences we
fell under the impression that hardcore games are of no interest for mobile platform publishers.
Nest employees who were on the call ended the
discussion under the impression that the decision had come from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, although Amazon's retail team didn't explicitly say that at any point, according to a person familiar with the call.
Actually, almost all inquiries are hard inquiries as I applied for too many credit
cards under the impression that more accounts mean higher score (which was not exactly the case)
Pre ordered mine via Amazon UK, it has not arrived and I've been told it is preparing for dispatch and I «should» get it sometime next week??? I was
under the impression if I pre-ordered, it would arrive on the day it came out??? NOT a happy bunny......
My brother - in - law is
just under the impression that he will never be able to attend a single family dinner without breaking some sort of rule of hospitality and / or superstition at this point; so fear not if things seem a bit foreign to you!
I was
previously under the impression that thermal runaway was like the Eocene thermal event whereas it would seem that the term thermal runaway is a more accurately a Venus like event — fair enough.