misplace trust

misplace one's trust (in someone)

to put trust in the wrong person; to put trust in someone who does not deserve it. The writer misplaced his trust in his editor. The voters misplaced their trust in the corrupt politician.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Naamah	NAY-ə-mə (English), nah-ah-MAH (Jewish)	Biblical, Hebrew
Ellie	EL-ee	English
Gioia	JO-yah	Italian
Vasya	-	Russian
Fermintxo	-	Basque
Iosif	ee-O-seef (Russian), YO-seef (Romanian)	Russian, Romanian, Greek