- act/play the fool
- act/play the fool: to behave in a silly or foolish way
If you keep playing the fool by asking silly questions, people won't take you seriously.
• • •Main Entry: ↑fool
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
act/play the fool
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play the fool — CLOWN ABOUT/AROUND, fool about/around, mess about/around, lark about/around, monkey about/around, joke; informal horse about/around, act the goat; Brit. informal muck about/around. → play * * * play/act/the fool … Useful english dictionary
play the fool — If someone plays the fool, they behave in a silly way to make people laugh. ( Act the fool is and alternative form.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
play the fool — pretend you are a fool, act simple or foolish If you play the fool, people will often tell you secrets … English idioms
To play the fool — Fool Fool, n. [OE. fol, n. & adj., F. fol, fou, foolish, mad; a fool, prob. fr. L. follis a bellows, wind bag, an inflated ball; perh. akin to E. bellows. Cf. {Folly}, {Follicle}.] 1. One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
play the fool — act like a fool … English contemporary dictionary
play the fool — Cut capers, cut didoes, act the buffoon, act like a fool, make a fool of one s self, play tricks or pranks … New dictionary of synonyms
play the fool — If someone plays the fool, they behave in a silly way to make people laugh. ( Act the fool is and alternative form.) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
act the fool — ▪ To behave like a fool ▪ To be reckless or foolish ▪ To be exuberantly comical or high spirited ● fool * * * play/act/the fool phrase to deliberately behave in a silly way that annoys … Useful english dictionary
act or play the fool — idi to engage in silly or stupid behavior … From formal English to slang
play the giddy goat — To act the fool • • • Main Entry: ↑giddy … Useful english dictionary
