ANY FOOL CAN / COULD ...

Meaning of ANY FOOL CAN / COULD ... in English

( informal ) used to say that sth is very easy to do :

Any fool could tell she was lying.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

CAN — I. modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beer bottle/can (= a bottle/can for beer ) ▪ Empty beer cans …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COULD — see: can Etymology: Middle English couthe, coude, from Old English cūthe; akin to Old High German konda ~ Date: 13th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOOL — I. ˈfül noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fol, fool, from Old French fol, from Late Latin follis, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAN — I. _kən, (|)kan; esp after a stressed vowel _k ə ŋ; esp in NewEng (|) ke(ə)n; esp dial (|) kin …
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ANY — I. |enē, -ni sometimes _ən- or, after t or d, ə n- adjective Etymology: Middle English any, eny, from Old …
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COULD — or archaic 2d sing couldst Etymology: alteration (influenced by should and would ) of Middle English coude, couthe, from Old …
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COULD — (imp.) Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or …
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COULD — (imp.) of Can
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FOOL — fool 1 /foohl/ , n. 1. a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense. 2. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COULD — /kood/ ; unstressed /keuhd/ , v. 1. a pt. of can 1 . auxiliary verb. 2. (used to express possibility): …
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CAN — can 1 /kan/ ; unstressed /keuhn/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. can , 2nd can or …
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ANY — /en"ee/ , adj. 1. one, a, an, or some; one or more without specification or identification: If you have any …
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FOOL — I. ˈfül noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French fol, from Late Latin follis, from Latin, bellows, bag; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAN — I. kən, ˈkan also ˈken; dialect ˈkin verb ( past could kəd, ˈku̇d ; present singular & plural can ) …
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ANY — I. ˈe-nē adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ǣnig; akin to Old High German einag any, Old English ān …
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COULD — verbal auxiliary, past of can Etymology: Middle English couthe, coude, from Old English cūthe; akin to Old High German konda …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOOL — vt to infatuate; to make foolish. 2. fool ·noun one who acts contrary to moral and religious wisdom; a wicked …
Webster English vocab
COULD — impf of can. 2. could ·impf was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. used as an auxiliary, …
Webster English vocab
ANY — adv to any extent; in any degree; at all. 2. any (·adj & ·pron) one indifferently, out of an indefinite …
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FOOL — [fool] n [ME, fr. OF fol, fr. LL follis, fr. L, bellows, bag; akin to OHG bolla blister, balg bag--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COULD — [could] [ME couthe, coude, fr. OE cuthe; akin to OHG konda could] past of can--used in auxiliary function in the …
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ANY — [any] adj [ME, fr. OE aenig; akin to OHG einag any, OE an one--more at one] (bef. 12c) 1: one …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOOL — also called Jester, a comic entertainer whose madness or imbecility, real or pretended, made him a source of amusement and …
Britannica English vocabulary
COULD — could strong form BrE AmE kʊd , occasional weak form kəd
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAN — I . / kən; NAmE ; kæn/ modal verb —see also can (II) ( negative can·not / ˈkænɒt; NAmE -nɑːt/, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOOL — / fuːl; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective ■ noun 1. [ C ] a person who you think …
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COULD — / kəd; NAmE ; strong form kʊd/ modal verb ( negative could not , short form couldn't / ˈkʊdnt; NAmE …
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ANY — / ˈeni; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner 1. used with uncountable or plural nouns in negative …
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FOOL — I. fool 1 /fuːl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: fol , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COULD — could S1 W1 /kəd; strong kʊd/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form couldn’t ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAN — I. can 1 S1 W1 /kən; strong kæn/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form can’t ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ANY — I. an ‧ y 1 S1 W1 /ˈeni/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun 1 . [usually in questions and negatives] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOOL — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a stupid person. 2 hist. a jester; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ANY — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. 1 (with interrog., neg., or conditional expressed or implied) a one, no matter which, of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOOL — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a stupid person. 2 hist. a jester; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ANY — adj., pron., & adv. adj. 1 (with interrog., neg., or conditional expressed or implied) a one, no matter which, of …
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FOOL — 1. n., v., & adj. --n. 1. a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a stupid person. 2 hist. a …
Oxford English vocab
CAN — 1. v.aux. (3rd sing. present can; past could) (foll. by infin. without to, or absol.; present and past only in …
Oxford English vocab
ANY — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. 1. (with interrog., neg., or conditional expressed or implied) a one, no matter which, of …
Oxford English vocab
CAN — I. MODAL USES /kən, STRONG kæn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOOL — ( fools, fooling, fooled) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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COULD — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Could' is a modal verb. It …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use any in statements with …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COULD — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Could' is a modal verb. It …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ANY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ in statements with …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COULD — modal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES as far as the eye could see (= all the distance you could see …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ANY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COULD — (SUGGEST) [auxiliary verb] [+ infinitive without to] - used for making a suggestionYou could always try painting the wall a …
Cambridge English vocab
ANY — (AT ALL) [adverb] [not gradable] - at all or in the leastCan't you run any faster?This television doesn't look any …
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
COULD — • ↑ may/might/could
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ANY — adj. 25B6; determiner is there any cake left? : SOME, a piece/part/bit of. it doesn't make any difference : THE …
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FOOL — noun BAD : I was fool to believe him. GOOD : I was a fool to believe him. GOOD : …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
COULD — modal verb 1 BAD : As I've already mentioned, I could learn a great deal during the two years I …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ANY — I adverb BAD : People go there when they are not able any more to look after themselves. GOOD : …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
FOOL — I 1. сущ. 1) дурак; глупец; болван to make a fool of smb. ≈ одурачить кого-л. to play the fool …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COULD — прош. вр. от can I 1) выражает вежливую просьбу что-л. сделать Could you be so kind as to tell me …
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