figure of fun
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No one suggests Renton’s misbehavior is even partly attributable to poverty, abuse, neglect or any kind of systemic failure, nor is the judge who orders him to complete a rehab program a figure of fun.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Again, like a figure of fun, because you can't really pull yourself up by your bootstraps.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2023
For many, she was a figure of fun.
From Reuters ● Sep. 5, 2022
Every actor to incarnate Poirot has played him differently: Tony Randall’s screwball, Albert Finney’s brilliantined grouch and Peter Ustinov’s avuncular windbag made the Belgian a figure of fun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
A chaplain’s assistant is customarily a figure of fun in the American Army.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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