under the impression that

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   believing, usually wrongly, that sth is true or is happening

   I was under the impression that I was the only one in authority...

In the movies · 6

• I was under the impression that you and I would talk alone.The Godfather Part II1974
• I was under the impression that I was the only one in authority...Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964
• Indeed? I was rather under the impression that you've been deliberately avoiding me.Night and the City1950
• Okay, I'm under the impression that you're under the impression that I owe you $96,000?Lucky Number Slevin2006
• Because I was under the impression that...The Fall Guy2024
• ...were under the impression that you would curse their families...Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets2002
• But I was under the impression that I...The Count of Monte Cristo2002
• I was under the impression that s what I was doingEyes Wide Shut1999

Learn it in full scenes

• Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964
  • Major Kong's Pep Talk
  • General Turgidson Dodges Calls
  • Mandrake Confronts General Ripper
• Night and the City1950
  • Harry Pitches His Fuel Pill to Mary
  • Mary Borrows Money From Adam
  • Harry Gets the Club Rules

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• get nowhere
• be in the bag
• take by surprise
• be on the move