tomfool
Example Sentences
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Their own father, an amiable giant nearly seven foot tall, lacked the drive and ambition of his sons, and he refused to support this tomfool idea.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
"Don't do that tomfool thing again!" the old man shouted, and Johnny, clasping his recovered ball, grinned at him.
From An Old Chester Secret by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell
"You'll admit it was a tomfool thing to do," he said.
From Greatheart by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
Oh, you needn't ask me to believe that tomfool tale, old chap!
From The Keeper of the Door by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
Will you put that tomfool thing away, sir!
From Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea by Hurst, Hal
