to play or act the fool
1act 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 …
2play 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 …
3play the fool — If someone plays the fool, they behave in a silly way to make people laugh. ( Act the fool is and alternative form.) …
4play 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) …
5act/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 …
6play the fool — Cut capers, cut didoes, act the buffoon, act like a fool, make a fool of one s self, play tricks or pranks …
7play the fool — pretend you are a fool, act simple or foolish If you play the fool, people will often tell you secrets …
8act a fool — verb to play the fool …
9play the fool — act like a fool …
10To 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… …
