Whenever Diana talked with her in-laws

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Bassim

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I am wondering if my sentence is grammatically correct.

Whenever Diana talked with her in-laws she felt as if they were playing chess with her, waiting for her to say something wrong and accuse her of anything.
 

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teechar,
I felt that that part was not correct, but I couldn't remember any better phrase.

Would this be OK if I write, "waiting for her to say something wrong and accuse her falsely," without being specific of what?

This sentence is a typical example of the mistake I make when I am trying to express myself, but can't remember the proper word or the phrase.
 
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"waiting for her to say something wrong and accuse her falsely,"
I still don't get that. What are they accusing her of?
Perhaps try "waiting to catch her out if she said something wrong."
 

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You could use "accuse her of something". The use of "accuse" makes it clear that the "something" is something bad.
 
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