play the fool
Example Sentences
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Screenwriter/director Cord Jefferson’s adaptation of real USC English professor Percival Everett’s novel “Erasure” affords Emmy-winner Wright endless opportunities to highlight the intelligence he always brings to his work, as well as to play the fool.
From Los Angeles Times
“Gotta go put on that uniform, and go out there and play the fool.”
From New York Times
It’s very easy in the game, for instance, to irritate the wife, and it’s simple for the husband to play the fool, but if one lets go of the idea of the ticking clock and approaches “Twelve Minutes” with patience, conversations between the characters gradually take on a more thoughtful air.
From Los Angeles Times
"I am pleading with you. Let us not take this hurricane lightly. This is not the time to play the fool."
From Fox News
“I am pleading with you. Let us not take this hurricane lightly. This is not the time to play the fool.”
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
