Phrase Hound found 34 phrases and 8 compound words that contain fools. The most common are listed below. Open fools in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 34
- ship of foolsA country or organization that is poorly run by leaders who lack the expertise to cope with the problems that arise and equally inexpert subjects or members who attempt to influence those leaders.
- April Fools' DayThe first day in April, when tricks and practical jokes are traditionally played
- Feast of FoolsA festival, based on the Roman Saturnalia, celebrated near Christmas.
- April foolsplural of April fool: A person subjected to a practical joke on April Fools' Day.
- holy foolsplural of holy fool: A 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.
- tavern foolsplural of tavern fool: An English stock character who is depicted as mostly drunk.
- fools for Christplural of fool for Christ: A Christian who flouts social conventions, for example by giving away all worldly goods, in order to serve the religion.
- fools rush inEllipsis of fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
- nobody's foolsplural of nobody's fool: A person who is not easily deceived or victimized; one who is perceptive, clever, or thoroughly common-sensical.
- suffer fools gladlyTo be tolerant of stupidity or incompetence in other people.
- fools rush in where angels fear to treadA person who does not plan ahead and think matters through becomes involved in risky or unfavorable situations which prudent people avoid.
- All Fools' DayApril 1, a day when practical jokes are traditionally played
- suffering fools gladlypresent participle and gerund of suffer fools gladly
- fools aboutthird-person singular simple present indicative of fool about: to fool around
- fools alongthird-person singular simple present indicative of fool along: To proceed slowly and leisurely.
- fools aroundthird-person singular simple present indicative of fool around: To engage in frivolous behaviour; to monkey around.
- fools awaythird-person singular simple present indicative of fool away: to waste, squander
- fossil foolsplural of fossil fool: One who uses fossil fuels without concern for their environmental impact.
- jack-foolsplural of jack-fool: A foolish person.
- motley foolsplural of motley fool: A court jester; a jester.
- fools to themselvesplural of fool to oneself: One who knowingly makes a decision or takes an action that is to their own disadvantage.
- gladly suffer foolsAlternative form of suffer fools gladly: To be tolerant of stupidity or incompetence in other people.
- fools' errandsplural of fool's errand: A foolish undertaking, especially one that is purposeless, fruitless, nonsensical, or certain to fail.
- Feasts of Foolsplural of Feast of Fools: A festival, based on the Roman Saturnalia, celebrated near Christmas.
- fools' paradisesplural of fool's paradise: A state of happiness due to illusion or false hope.
Compound words 8
- foolscapWriting paper sheets measuring 13.25 × 16.5 inches.
- foolscapsplural of foolscap: Writing paper sheets measuring 13.25 × 16.5 inches.
- foolshipsplural of foolship: The condition of being a fool; foolishness; folly
- misfoolsthird-person singular simple present indicative of misfool: To fool or deceive; to cause to be mistaken.
- outfoolsthird-person singular simple present indicative of outfool: to be more foolish than.
- tomfoolsplural of tomfool: A silly or stupid person, especially a boy or man.
- archfoolsplural of archfool: An extremely foolish person.
- superfoolsplural of superfool: Somebody remarkably foolish.