BE NO (OR NOBODY'S) FOOL

Meaning of BE NO (OR NOBODY'S) FOOL in English

be no ( or nobody's) fool

be shrewd or prudent.

→ fool

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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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FOOL — I. ˈfül noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fol, fool, from Old French fol, from Late Latin follis, from …
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NOBODY — /noh"bod'ee, -bud'ee, -beuh dee/ , pron., n., pl. nobodies . pron. 1. no person; not anyone; no one: Nobody answered, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NO — no 1 /noh/ , adv., adj., n., pl. noes, nos , v. adv. 1. (a negative used to express dissent, …
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FOOL — fool 1 /foohl/ , n. 1. a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense. 2. a …
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NO — I. ˈnō adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nā, from ne not + ā always; akin to Old Norse …
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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 …
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NOBODY — noun no person; no one; not anybody. 2. nobody ·noun a person of no influence or importance; an insignificant or …
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FOOL — vt to infatuate; to make foolish. 2. fool ·noun one who acts contrary to moral and religious wisdom; a wicked …
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NOBODY — [no.body] pron (14c): no person: not anybody [2]nobody n, pl no.bod.ies (1581): a person of no influence or consequence
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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 …
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FOOL — also called Jester, a comic entertainer whose madness or imbecility, real or pretended, made him a source of amusement and …
Britannica English vocabulary
NOBODY — / ˈnəʊbədi; NAmE ˈnoʊ-/ pronoun , noun ■ pronoun = no one : Nobody knew what to say. HELP NOTE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NO — / nəʊ; NAmE noʊ/ exclamation , determiner , adverb , noun ■ exclamation 1. used to give a negative reply …
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FOOL — / fuːl; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective ■ noun 1. [ C ] a person who you think …
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OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOBODY — I. no ‧ bod ‧ y 1 S1 W2 /ˈnəʊbədi $ ˈnoʊbɑːdi, -bədi/ BrE AmE pronoun 1 . no one: …
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NO — I. no 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: na , from …
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FOOL — I. fool 1 /fuːl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: fol , from Latin …
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NOBODY — pron. & n. --pron. no person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of no importance, authority, or position. ølike nobody's business …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adv. & n. --adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
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NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
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FOOL — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a stupid person. 2 hist. a jester; …
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NOBODY — pron. & n. pron. no person. n. (pl. -ies) a person of no importance, authority, or position. like nobody's business …
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NO — adv. & n. adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
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NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
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FOOL — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a stupid person. 2 hist. a jester; …
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OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
NOBODY — pron. & n. --pron. no person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of no importance, authority, or position. Phrases and idioms: …
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NO — 1. adj.1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
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FOOL — 1. n., v., & adj. --n. 1. a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a stupid person. 2 hist. a …
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OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOBODY — ( nobodies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Nobody means not a …
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NO — ( noes, or no’s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
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FOOL — ( fools, fooling, fooled) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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NOBODY — (nobodies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Nobody means not a single …
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NOBODY — I. pronoun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES be no/nobody's fool ▪ Perhaps he was, she was nobody's fool . it's an …
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NOBODY — [pronoun], [noun] [C] - no one, see at no (NOT ANY)Is there nobody here who can answer my question?We walked …
Cambridge English vocab
NOBODY — Synonyms and related words : a nobody, a nothing, cipher, common man, dud, dummy, figurehead, hollow man, insignificancy, jackstraw, lay …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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NOBODY — See: IT'S AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD.
Slang English vocab
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NOBODY — • ↑ a nobody • ↑ no one/nobody • ↑ think of nobody but yourself/only think about yourself
Longman Activator English vocab
NO — INDEX: 1. ways of saying no to a question, request, or suggestion 2. to say no to a question, request …
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NOBODY — pron. 1 no one, not anyone, no person We had to wait because nobody was in the shop when we …
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NOBODY — See: IT'S AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD.
Словарь английских идиом
NOBODY — pronoun 1 BAD : Nobody have complained about the noise. GOOD : Nobody has complained about the noise. BAD : …
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FOOL — noun BAD : I was fool to believe him. GOOD : I was a fool to believe him. GOOD : …
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OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NOBODY — 1. мест.; отр. никто Syn : no one, none 2. сущ. ничтожество; 'пустое место'; незначительный человек mere nobody titled nobody …
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NO — 1. нареч. 1) нет no, I don't want ≈ нет, не хочу 2) не no less than whether or no …
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FOOL — I 1. сущ. 1) дурак; глупец; болван to make a fool of smb. ≈ одурачить кого-л. to play the fool …
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BE — гл. 1) иметь место как факт, существовать, случаться а) существовать как факт в объективной реальности быть; быть живым, жить Tyrants …
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