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"act the fool" is a valid phrase in English, although it is more commonly used in spoken English.
It can be used to describe situations when someone behaves in a silly or foolish manner. For example, "He was acting the fool at the party, so everyone ended up laughing at him."
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"If they want to act the fool, then act the fool.
"I love to act the fool," she said.
Don't act the fool," Cubias said sternly, as the boys picked up their skateboards.
"I wouldn't act the fool if I were you," the boy says.
"You can act the fool but you don't have to be a fool.
"They'll come there and hang out and just act the fool".
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He was a small, puny lad who acted the fool at school to stop himself being bullied.
In her work, disaster puts on a red shirt and acts the fool for the Devil's amusement.
But when Clyde acts the fool once too often, family and friends savagely turn against him, and he is thrown out of their lives!
Don't know how you managed to keep on interviewing last night while the incredibly childish James Jordan acted the fool behind you-he was so distracting and it was a shame that some of the other so-called professionals encouraged him by joining in.
Don't know how you managed to keep on interviewing last night while the incredibly childish James Jordan acted the fool behind you-he was so distracting and disrespectful to those being interviewed and it was a shame that some of the other so-called professionals encouraged him by joining in.
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