Can you fall prey to an illusion?

[Torsten]

Hi,

Sometimes I have phrases in my head without being sure how "English" they really are. Here is one of them: Don't fall prey to the illusion that....

Now, could you please tell me how this phrase sounds like to your ears?
Thanks a lot,
Torsten
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[Haihao]

Hi Torsten,

To my dull ears, it sounds like Don't be captured by the illusion that.... I wonder if it could be similar to Don't fall in love with sb./sth. = Don't fall prey to sb./sth. but I am not sure.

Haihao

[Yankee]

Hi Torsten

I see no reason why you couldn't say that.

What sort of illusion were you thinking of falling prey to?
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[Iwanna]

I have no idea. please unveil it.

[Lost_Soul]

[Haihao]

Just out of curiosity tickled by your homonyms, Alex, my dictionary says 'pray' is from the Latin 'preca' (prayer) and 'prey' from 'praeda' (booty).

HH

[Conchita]

[Haihao]

[Yankee]

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That's certainly a much less cynical way of putting it, Haihao.
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