PLAY THE FOOL

Meaning of PLAY THE FOOL in English

pretend you are a fool, act simple or foolish

If you play the fool, people will often tell you secrets.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

PLAY THE FOOL — act like a fool
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PLAY THE FOOL — see fool
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAY THE FOOL — see fool
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PLAY THE FOOL — Cut capers, cut didoes, act the buffoon, act like a fool, make a fool of one's self, play tricks or …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PLAY THE FOOL — CLOWN ABOUT/AROUND, fool about/around, mess about/around, lark about/around, monkey about/around, joke; informal horse about/around, act the goat; Brit. informal muck …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY THE FOOL — pretend you are a fool, act simple or foolish If you play the fool, people will often tell you secrets.
English Idioms vocab
PLAY THE FOOL — гл. валять дурака; паясничать, фиглярничать Syn : buffoon, clown around, play the clown
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAY THE FOOL — Ерундить
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PLAY THE FOOL — Дурить
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PLAY THE FOOL — гл.дурачиться, паясничать, фиглярничать Syn:buffoon, clown around, play the clown
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PLAY THE FOOL — валять дурака, придуриваться, ерундить
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PLAY THE FOOL — валять дурака, придуриваться, ерундить
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PLAY THE FOOL — гл. дурачиться, паясничать, фиглярничать Syn: buffoon , clown around , play the clown
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PLAY THE FOOL — гл. дурачиться, паясничать, фиглярничать Syn: buffoon, clown around, play the clown
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PLAY THE FOOL — Ерундить
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
PLAY THE FOOL — Дурить
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
PLAY THE FOOL — * play the idiot валять дурака
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
PLAY THE FOOL — валять дурака
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
PLAY THE FOOL — гл. валять дурака; паясничать, фиглярничать Syn : buffoon, clown around, play the clown
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
FOOL — vt to infatuate; to make foolish. 2. fool ·noun one who acts contrary to moral and religious wisdom; a wicked …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
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
FOOL — also called Jester, a comic entertainer whose madness or imbecility, real or pretended, made him a source of amusement and …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOOL — / fuːl; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective ■ noun 1. [ C ] a person who you think …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOOL — I. fool 1 /fuːl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: fol , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOOL — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a stupid person. 2 hist. a jester; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOOL — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a stupid person. 2 hist. a jester; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
FOOL — 1. n., v., & adj. --n. 1. a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a stupid person. 2 hist. a …
Oxford English vocab
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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 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — v. 1 amuse oneself, frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, caper, sport, have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself, disport (oneself), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FOOL
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
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOOL — fool.ogg _I 1. fu:l n 1. дурак, глупец arrant fool - набитый дурак what a fool I was to believe …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLAY — 1) биение 2) зазор 3) игра 4) играть 5) игровой 6) люфт 7) партия 8) приводить в действие 9) ходить • play [use] strategy — применять стратегию play a part in …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FOOL — I fool сущ.1) дурак; глупец; болван to make a fool of smb. — одурачить кого-л. to play the fool — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOOL — _I 1. fu:l n 1. дурак, глупец arrant fool - набитый дурак what a fool I was to believe him …
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