the wish is father to the thought
成語所屬單字father
the wish is father to the thought — 慣用語
1. used to say that people are likely to believe something simply because they want
1.慣用語
釋義
願望是思想之父；因為希望某事成真而相信它
used to say that people are likely to believe something simply because they want it to be true
例句
He convinced himself the exam would be easy, but the wish was father to the thought.