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play the fool

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play the fool
Fig. to act in a silly manner in order to amuse other people. The teacher told Tom to stop playing the fool and sit down. Fred likes playing the fool, but we didn't find him funny last night.
See also: fool, play

play the fool
to behave in a silly way, often to make people laugh Teenagers will often play the fool in class when they don't know the answers.
See also: fool, play


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"If you, sir, choose to make a buffoon of yourself," he said sharply, with a slight trembling of the lower jaw, "I can't prevent your doing so; but I warn you that if you dare to play the fool in my presence, I will teach you to behave yourself.
There was something wrong about it, and he resolved not to caper about and play the fool.
"But," said he, as he retired as quickly as possible from the reproaches of Kitty, "I must not play the fool.
 
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