fool's paradise

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fool's paradise

Fig. a state of being happy for foolish or unfounded reasons. I'm afraid that Sue's marital happiness is a fool's paradise; there are rumors that her husband is unfaithful. Fred is confident that he'll get a big raise this year, but I think he's living in a fool's paradise.

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The book is written throughout on the verge of realism, with divinations and conjectures across its border, and with lapses into the fool's paradise of romanticism, and an apparent content with its inanity and impossibility. My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context He recovered himself as quickly as possible, and realized that he had been living in a fool's paradise so far as the condition of his companion was concerned. The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context Ah, my friend, as one whose actions have a traceable relation to reason, you cannot know the fool's paradise in which I lived. Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context			follow heart follow in footsteps follow in tracks follow lead follow nose follow on follow orders follow out follow suit follow the crowd follow through follow to the ends of the earth follow up follow up with foment trouble fond of food food for thought fool fool and his money are soon parted fool around fool around with fool into Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me fool with fool's paradise foolish Fools rush in Fools rush in where angels fear to tread foot foot in both camps foot the bill foot-in-mouth disease football foothold footloose footloose and fancy-free footsie footstep for a change for a kick-off for a lark and on a lark for a living for a price for a song for a spin for all cares for all I care for all I know for all intents and purposes for all it's worth			fool around fool around fool around fool around Fool around with Fool At Terminal fool away fool away fool away fool file Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Fool In Love fool into Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me Fool on the Hill fool with fool's fool's fool's cap Fool's Cicely fool's errand fool's errands Fool's fire Fool's fire fool's gold fool's gold fool's gold fool's huckleberry Fool's mate fool's mushroom fool's paradise fool's paradises fool's parsley fool's parsley fool's parsley fool's parsleys fool's watercress fool's-parsley Fool-born Fool-happy Fool-hasty Fool-large Fool-largesse Fool.com fool’s gold foolable Foolahs fooled fooled fooled fooled fooled around fooled around fooled around fooleries foolery Foolfish foolhardier foolhardier foolhardiest foolhardiest

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