be unfortunate enough to do something
- be unfortunate 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 silly
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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… … Useful english dictionary
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