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The phrase "played for a fool" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to describe someone who has been tricked, or deceived, into believing something that is not true. For example: "She had been played for a fool when her boyfriend promised her a marriage proposal, only to leave her for another woman."
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"I was just played for a fool," he said.
Was it destiny, or was I played for a fool?
He went on, sounding a little like a jilted lover, "We were played for a fool".
It's got Mark Wahlberg as the half-bright private investigator, played for a fool before seeing the light.
Romney bowed out, feeling that he had been played for a fool; Rockefeller never entered the race.
The question is will the Australian people buy the Coalition's line and be played for a fool on electricity prices a second time?
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He used me and played me for a fool.
Turns out Matsui had played him for a fool.
Secondly, in the 2013 election Tony Abbott played us for a fool on electricity prices and it has been a key part of the Coalition election playbook ever since.
"It was his decision to lie to me when I gave him the opportunity to tell the truth," Patston told The Australian. "It's like he played me for a fool.
Fred played me for a fool.
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