fool
B2Frequent NGSL-3UK /fuːl/US /fuːl/
Meaning
noun
a person who you think behaves or speaks in a way that lacks intelligence or good judgement
“Don't be such a fool!”
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“He's a liar and a fool."”
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“But poverty itself is romanticized only by fools.”
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“building you'll waste precious time trying to rewire your every thought and in the meantime you won't be fooling anybody graduates the fact is when your time comes and it will you'll”
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He's a liar and a fool."
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