make+a+fool+of

  • 41fool — I UK [fuːl] / US [ful] noun Word forms fool : singular fool plural fools ** 1) [countable] someone who does not behave in an intelligent or sensible way You re a fool if you think you ll ever see that money again. How could you be such a stupid… …

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  • 42fool — I. /ful / (say foohl) noun 1. someone who lacks sense; a silly or stupid person. 2. a professional jester, formerly kept by a person of rank for amusement. 3. a weak minded or idiotic person. –verb (t) 4. to make a fool of; impose on; trick;… …

  • 43fool — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, silly, stupid ▪ You re an even bigger fool than I thought. ▪ absolute, complete, total …

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  • 44fool — fool1 /foohl/, n. 1. a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense. 2. a professional jester, formerly kept by a person of royal or noble rank for amusement: the court fool. 3. a person who has been tricked or deceived into… …

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  • 45fool — I n. 1) to play the fool 2) to make a fool of smb. 3) a big; doddering (old); poor; silly; stupid, utter; young fool 4) a fool to + inf. (I was a fool to trust him) II v. (D; intr.) to fool with * * * [fuːl] poor silly …

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  • 46fool — [fuːl] noun [C] I someone who does not behave in an intelligent or sensible way • make a fool of yourself to make yourself seem stupid by behaving in a silly or embarrassing way[/ex] make a fool (out) of sb to deliberately make someone seem… …

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  • 47fool — I [[t]ful[/t]] n. 1) a silly or stupid person 2) a professional jester, formerly kept by a person of rank for amusement: the court fool[/ex] 3) a person who has been tricked or deceived into appearing silly or stupid: to make a fool of… …

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  • 48fool — 1. n., v., & adj. n. 1 a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a stupid person. 2 hist. a jester; a clown. 3 a dupe. v. 1 tr. deceive so as to cause to appear foolish. 2 tr. (foll. by into + verbal noun, or out of) trick; cause to do something …

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  • 49fool — fool1 noun 1》 a person who acts unwisely.     ↘archaic a person who is duped or imposed on. 2》 historical a jester or clown, especially one retained in a royal or noble household. verb 1》 trick, deceive, or dupe. 2》 (usu. fool about/around) act… …

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  • 50make — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made a table; made it out of cardboard; made him a sweater). 2 tr. (foll. by to + infin.) cause or compel (a person etc.) to do something (make… …

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