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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a little fool" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is being foolish in a light-hearted or affectionate manner.
Example: "He may be a little fool for thinking he could win the game without practice, but we love his enthusiasm."
Alternatives: "a bit silly" or "somewhat foolish".
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A fool, a little fool".
It'll make a little fool spit nails".
Maxim wants to marry her - not despite the fact that she is, in his phrase, a "little fool", but because of it.
So despondent was Mozart when his starling died, Gerhard informs us, that he wrote a poetic tribute to the bird: "A little fool lies here / Whom I held dear — / A starling in the prime / Of his brief time.
'You are a little fool!' he said.
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Still, Dr. Lazarus once told Newsweek, "a little fooling of yourself can be helpful".
He's about to start as a freshman at MIT after deferring for a year to do a little fooling around.
This one is a little fooling because the movies make it somewhat survivable, but I think the fear of being stoned to death is pretty horrifying.
These people dismiss the risk by saying things like "It won't happen to me," which is known as Optimism Bias, or "I'm only doing it a little," fooling themselves that they are controlling the risk and therefore, somehow, they don't have to worry about the risk they are still taking.
Everyone is a fantasist, and, therefore, an actor, a "beautiful little fool".
That's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool".
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