Are you sure they didn't mean "eludes you?"
e⋅lude
–verb (
used with object), e⋅lud⋅ed, e⋅lud⋅ing. 1. to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade: to elude capture. 2. to escape the understanding, perception, or appreciation of: The answer eludes me.
"Prestige is an illusion that
eludes you when you're not great." That makes sense.
al⋅lude
–verb (
used without object), -lud⋅ed, -lud⋅ing. 1. to refer casually or indirectly; make an allusion (
usually fol. by to): He often alluded to his poverty. 2. to contain a casual or indirect reference (
usually fol. by to): The letter alludes to something now forgotten.
"Prestige is an illusion that
alludes you when you're not great." That doesn't make sense.
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