project something onto someone

project something onto someone
project something onto someone
to imagine that someone else experiences one's feelings, especially one's guilt or anger. •

Since you project your anger onto your best friends, you imagine you have gathered a number of angry people around you.

You should not project your feelings onto other people.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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