ACT / PLAY THE FOOL

Meaning of ACT / PLAY THE FOOL in English

to behave in a stupid way in order to make people laugh, especially in a way that may also annoy them :

Quit playing the fool and get some work done!

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

PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
ACT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Ballot Act British North America Act Canada Act Constitution Act Civil Rights Act of …
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
ACT — I. ˈakt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English acte, partly from Latin actus doing, driving, performance, recital, part of …
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
ACT — /akt/ , n. 1. anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act. 2. the process …
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
ACT — I. ˈakt noun Etymology: Middle English, partly from Latin actus doing, act, from agere to drive, do; partly from Latin …
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
ACT — vi to perform on the stage; to represent a character. 2. act ·vt to feign or counterfeit; to simulate. 3. …
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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
ACT — / ækt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun STH THAT SB DOES 1. [ C ] a particular thing …
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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
ACT — I. act 1 S1 W1 /ækt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ act , ↑ action ≠ …
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
ACT — n. & v. --n. 1 something done; a deed; an action. 2 the process of doing something (caught in the …
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
ACT — n. & v. n. 1 something done; a deed; an action. 2 the process of doing something (caught in the …
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
ACT — n. & v. n. 1. something done; a deed; an action. 2 the process of doing something (caught in the …
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
ACT — ( acts, acting, acted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When 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
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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
ACT — n. sacramental act Ballot Act British North America Act Canada Act Constitution Act Civil Rights Act of 1964 Constitutional Act …
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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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ACT — n. 25B6; verb the Government must act to remedy the situation : TAKE ACTION, take steps, take measures, move, react. …
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
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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
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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
ACT — ╜ Occupational Safety and Health Act Outer Continental Shelf Land Act Act: Community ~ Закон о Европейском экономическом сообществе Act: …
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
ACT — act.ogg 1. ækt n 1. дело; поступок act of kindness - доброе дело act of cruelty - жестокий поступок; проявление …
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 …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ACT — 1. ækt n 1. дело; поступок act of kindness - доброе дело act of cruelty - жестокий поступок; проявление жестокости …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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