fooling

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Phrases

• fool and his money are soon parted, a
• fool around
• fool away
• fools rush in where angels fear to tread
• make a fool of
• nobody's fool
• no fool like an old fool
• not suffer fools gladly
• play the fool
• take for (a fool)

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

• He leaned over to me, whispering, “These Jedi mind tricks only work on weak-minded fools.”

• To pretend you knew better when others didn’t, to pretend this was not your fault, to pretend you were a holy messenger and everyone else was a fool was his very good definition of a sin.

• As brokers made their bets, some making a fortune, some making fools of themselves, others making their criminal defense cases, Cline and millions of other health care workers just prayed there would be enough supplies tomorrow.

• Bumping into a guy most known for “yappin’ fools,” I wasn’t gonna scare anybody looking like a bootleg Slick Rick, and on his newest cut, “Gotham,” Danzini isn’t letting anyone feel safe.

• Another one is fear of making a fool of oneself and looking stupid.

• What they found was that most people preferred to work with the lovable fool rather than the competent jerk.

• You have to risk it, and be in danger of looking like an absolute fool.

• This might not fool a knowledgeable whiskey drinker, but how many of those desperate for Pappy are knowledgeable whiskey drinkers?

• My exact words were to allow ‘any fool in the world with Internet access’ to freely modify any page on the site.

• And also probably because this fool stopped at a red light in the middle of an intersection.

• The heat of drunkenness is the stumblingblock of the fool, lessening strength and causing wounds.

• Y was a Youth, that did not love school; Z was a Zany, a poor harmless fool.

• I am not fool enough to put my precious Naps in jeopardy, just when I am so deucedly in want of them, too.

• David thought the farmer a fool, and rode on, admiring the blue sky uncheckered by a single cloud.