someone's mind is playing tricks on him/her
idiom
—used to say that someone is not thinking clearly
He was so tired his mind was playing tricks on him.
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“Someone's mind is playing tricks on him/her.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/someone%27s%20mind%20is%20playing%20tricks%20on%20him%2Fher. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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