Phrase Hound found 59 phrases and 47 compound words that contain fool. The most common are listed below. Open fool in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 59
- play the foolTo behave in a foolish or comical manner.
- April foolA person subjected to a practical joke on April Fools' Day.
- fool aroundTo engage in frivolous behaviour; to monkey around.
- playing the foolpresent participle and gerund of play the fool
- play for a foolto trick/fool somebody
- holy foolA person, often associated with gifts of prophecy and insight, who publicly acts as if mad or stupid, but whose madness is seen as concealing an inner sanctity for the purpose of self-humiliation.
- cut the foolTo fool around; to put on a show; to behave foolishly.
- nobody's foolA person who is not easily deceived or victimized; one who is perceptive, clever, or thoroughly common-sensical.
- cuts the foolthird-person singular simple present indicative of cut the fool: To fool around; to put on a show; to behave foolishly.
- cutting the foolpresent participle and gerund of cut the fool
- played the foolsimple past and past participle of play the fool
- plays the foolthird-person singular simple present indicative of play the fool: To behave in a foolish or comical manner.
- make a fool ofTo cause (someone) to seem foolish.
- motley foolA court jester; a jester.
- fool-saintA person who lives an admirably holy but eccentric life, at odds with conventional lifestyles.
- there's no fool like an old foolIf a person does not develop wisdom with age, then their foolishness is all the more obvious and shameful.
- act the foolAlternative form of play the fool: To behave in a foolish or comical manner.
- tavern foolSynonym of town drunk: An English stock character who is depicted as mostly drunk.
- act a foolto play the fool.
- fool for ChristA Christian who flouts social conventions, for example by giving away all worldly goods, in order to serve the religion.
- fool me onceEllipsis of fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
- fossil foolOne who uses fossil fuels without concern for their environmental impact.
- flannelled foolA cricketer (from the white flannel trousers they traditionally wear).
- greater fool theoryTheory that the price of an object is determined by irrational beliefs and expectations of market participants, rather than intrinsic value; i.e. that one can make money by buying something for the sole reason of selling it to some one …
- fool-heartedHaving the heart of a fool; foolish.
Compound words 47
- foolishLacking good sense or judgement as a general trait; unwise; stupid.
- fumbleTo handle nervously or awkwardly.
- foolhardyMarked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
- fooleryFoolish behaviour or speech.
- foolshipThe condition of being a fool; foolishness; folly
- foolsomeMarked by foolishness or characteristic of a fool; foolish
- fooliganA foolish or naive troublemaker.
- misfoolTo fool or deceive; to cause to be mistaken.
- TadfoolAny one of the Illithid parasite-infected playable characters in Baldur's Gate 3.
- audiophoolA person whose interest in high fidelity sound reproduction is taken to absurd extremes or into the realm of pseudoscience.