Sentence examples for played the fool from inspiring English sources

Idiom

Play the fool.

If someone plays the fool, they behave in a silly way to make people laugh.

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I've played The Fool".

But Sajad played the fool.

So he played the fool.

With a boot on his neck and a gun at his head, Hugo played the fool.

Mona Hammond played the Fool as a schizophrenic – even her makeup was split down the middle.

"He played the fool, dressed up, performed little mimes, though often it was his only way of communicating with people.

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So did playing the fool.

"That's when I stopped playing the fool.

Nor is she willing to play the fool.

He still plays the fool, which amplifies the satire.

He told her to stop playing the fool.

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