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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a good fool" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to describe someone who may be foolish but has good intentions or is endearing in their foolishness.
Example: "Despite his clumsy mistakes, everyone loved him because he was a good fool who always made them laugh."
Alternatives: "a lovable idiot" or "a well-meaning fool".
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FOOL: Yes indeed, thou wouldst make a good fool.
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Good fool, for my brother's death.
Is it a good April Fools' joke?
You know it's a good April Fools' joke when people fall for it.
A good April Fools joke that keeps on giving long after April 1 has passed.
But you know what's better than a good April Fools joke?
She said: "I'm an artist, I guess we did a good job - fooled ya!" The singer won the Oscar for best song for Shallow, from the film A Star Is Born, at Sunday's ceremony.
The movie's most effervescent dialogue is given to Sir James, a good-hearted fool whom Bennett plays with a wide-eyed simplicity and otter-like yelps of oblivious self-satisfaction that turn every verbal misstep into a glorious mental pratfall.
You've been a temp for a long-time, but when the economy was good it was easy to lull yourself into thinking that you had job security of the sort enjoyed by Tom Brokaw's 'greatest generation.' Now that things are something other than good, fooling yourself is a lot harder.
William used to say that he'd seen a man look a fool a good many times, but never such a fool as that bull looked when he found his pious feelings had been played upon".
This is a good Series, no fooling.
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