nobody's fool
Example Sentences
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Leytner includes scenes of Margarete repeatedly rejecting the romantic attentions of her employer that make her likeable and show her to be nobody's fool.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2020
France seems to be nobody’s fool no longer.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2020
Sandy is nobody’s fool, though: He sees the benefits their lifestyle affords him, like his own room and the freedom to read as much as he wants.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2018
Your category is full of some formidable characters – the Dowager Countess on “Downton Abbey” and Cersei Lannister on “Game of Thrones” – in addition to Diane Lockhart, who is also nobody's fool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2014
I pray that you are strong but forgiving, that you are resilient but hopeful, and that you are kind but nobody's fool.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
