be unwise enough to do something

be unwise enough to do something
be unfortunate/​unlucky/​unwise/​stupid etc enough to do something phrase
used after adjectives that mean ‘stupid’ or ‘not lucky’ for saying that someone does something stupid or that something bad happens to them

Surely the government wouldn’t be foolish enough to ignore public opinion.

They had been unfortunate enough to become infected with the virus.

Thesaurus: ways of saying someone is stupid or sillysynonym
Main entry: enough

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