old fool
1old fool — foolish old man, foolish old woman …
2there’s no fool like an old fool — 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs II. ii. F4v But there is no foole to the olde foole, folke saie. 1721 J. KELLY Scottish Proverbs 256 No fool to an old Fool. Spoken when Men of advanc’d Age behave themselves, or talk youthfully, or wantonly.… …
3there's no fool like an old fool — ► there s no fool like an old fool proverb the foolish behaviour of an older person seems especially foolish as they are expected to think and act more sensibly than a younger one. Main Entry: ↑fool …
4no fool like an old fool — the most foolish person is the old fool, one who is old and still hasn t learned is the most foolish …
5there's no fool like an old fool — When an older person behaves foolishly, it seems worse than when a younger person does the same, especially in relationships, as an older person should kknow better …
6(there's) no fool like an old fool — (there s) ˌno fool like an ˈold fool idiom (saying) an older person who behaves in a stupid way is worse than a younger person who does the same thing, because experience should have taught him or her not to do it Main entry: ↑foolidiom …
7fool — Ⅰ. fool [1] ► NOUN 1) a person who acts unwisely. 2) historical a jester or clown. ► VERB 1) trick or deceive. 2) (fool about/around) act in a joking or frivolous way. 3) …
8old — W1S1 [əuld US ould] adj comparative older superlative oldest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not new)¦ 2¦(not young)¦ 3¦(age)¦ 4¦(that you used to have)¦ 5¦(familiar)¦ 6¦(very well known)¦ 7 the old days 8 …
9silly old fool — foolish old person, silly old person …
10fool — fool1 [fu:l] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stupid person)¦ 2 make a fool of yourself 3 make a fool of somebody 4 any fool can do something 5 be no/nobody s fool 6 gooseberry/strawberry etc fool 7 more fool you/him etc 8 not suffer fools gladly 9 be living in a… …
