agir d'après ses opinions, se conduire d'après ses idées

contrary to popular belief opinion Idiome

have too high an opinion of

overestimate；regard too highly过高地评价；过分尊重
The teacher has too high an opinion of his own students．这位老师对他的学生估计过高。
That engineer has too high an opinion of his own talents．那位工程师对自己的才能估计过高。

matter of opinion

Idiom(s): matter of opinion

Theme: OPINION

the question of how good or bad someone or something is.
• It's a matter of opinion how good the company is. John thinks it's great and Fred thinks it's poor.
• How efficient the committee is a matter of opinion.

in one's opinion

Idiom(s): in one's opinion

Theme: OPINION

according to one's belief or judgment.
• In my opinion, that is a very ugly picture.
• That isn't a good idea in my opinion.

form an opinion

Idiom(s): form an opinion

Theme: DECISION

to think up or decide on an opinion. (Note the variations in the examples.)
• I don't know enough about the issue to form an opinion.
• Don't tell me how to think! I can form my own opinion.
• I don't form opinions without careful consideration.

base one's opinion on

Idiom(s): base one's opinion on sth

Theme: OPINION

to make a judgment or form an opinion from something.
• You must not base your opinion on one bad experience.
• I base my opinion on many years of studying the problem.

matter of opinion|matter|opinion

n. phr. Something that may or may not be true; something that people do not all agree on. Whether or not he was a good general is a matter of opinion.
Compare: MATTER OF FACT.

matter of opinion, a

matter of opinion, a
A question on which people hold different views, as in I rather like that design, but really, it's a matter of opinion, or The quality of that new stock issue is a matter of opinion. This expression was first recorded in 1843.

opinion

opinion
see form an opinion; matter of opinion, a.

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