fool notion
Example Sentences
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Did anybody ever hear of a fool notion like that?
From The Haunted Mine by Castlemon, Harry
An' jest so you don't take no fool notion to burn the house down, I'll take this candle along.
From Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
"That's what a man gets for givin' up to a damn fool notion like that," he said, thinking of the fear that had seized him while listening to the shooting.
From Square Deal Sanderson by Seltzer, Charles Alden
De Artigny will make no defense, because he has no witnesses, and because he has a fool notion that he might compromise you by telling the whole truth.”
From Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West by Parrish, Randall
Well, my husband die and I took a fool notion, lak most widows, and got into slavery again.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
