he is nobody's fool

  • 31fool — 1 noun 1 STUPID PERSON (C) a stupid person or someone who has done something stupid: What a fool she had been to think that he would stay. 2 any fool can spoken used to say that it is very easy to do something or to see that something is true:… …

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  • 32nobody — 1 pronoun no one: I knocked on the door but nobody answered. see also: like nobody s business business (24), sb is nobody s fool fool 1 (3), see no 2 2 noun (C) someone who is not important and has no influence: I m tired of being a nobody! …

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  • 33fool — fool1 [ ful ] noun ** 1. ) count 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. feel (like) a fool: He made me feel like such a fool when he used me as an example! look… …

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  • 34fool — 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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  • 35nobody — pron. & n. pron. no person. n. (pl. ies) a person of no importance, authority, or position. Phrases and idioms: like nobody s business see BUSINESS. nobody s fool see FOOL. Etymology: ME f. NO(1) + BODY (= person) …

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  • 36nobody — no|bod|y1 W2S1 [ˈnəubədi US ˈnouba:di, bədi] pron 1.) no one ▪ I knocked on the door but nobody answered. 2.) like nobody s business very much, very well, or very fast ▪ We get along like nobody s business. →be nobody s fool at ↑fool1 (5) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ …

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  • 37fool — 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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  • 38fool — 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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  • 39fool — n 1. ninny, nincompoop, silly, silly billy, Sl. yo yo, tomfool; simpleton, Simple Simon, saphead, noodle, idiot, cuckoo, Inf. jay, Sl. jerk, imbecile, mooncalf, Inf. moron; dimwit, nitwit, half wit, Sl. zombie, goose; scatterbrain, Sl. birdbrain …

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  • 40fool — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See folly. v. dupe, mislead; idle away; tamper. See deception, change, inactivity. fool around II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A silly or stupid person] Syn. nitwit, simpleton, dunce, ninny, cretin, nincompoop …

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