Sentence examples for playing 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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So did playing the fool.

"That's when I stopped playing the fool.

He told her to stop playing the fool.

Senator Whitehouse should be commended for preventing Mr. Mukasey from playing the fool.

Playing the Fool as a damaged person, spastic or otherwise disabled, is offensive.

At worst, they are subjected to playing the fool without meaning to.

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I've played The Fool".

But Sajad played the fool.

So he played the fool.

Nor is she willing to play the fool.

He still plays the fool, which amplifies the satire.

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