act a fool

Definition of act a fool - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

behavior

behave in a silly or stupid way

He tends to act a fool at parties.

goof off

mess around

irrational behavior

behave irrationally and inappropriately

She started to act a fool during the meeting.

fool around

misbehave

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Expressions with act

act naturally

do it in an unforced, real way

When the camera started rolling, the director told everyone to act naturally.

act out

perform a role or part in a dramatic performance

She decided to act out the role of Juliet in the play.

act up

malfunction or fail to function correctly

My old laptop tends to act up when I try to run too many applications.

balancing act

performance involving balancing objects or oneself

The clown's balancing act amazed the audience.

in the act

adj.

engaged in a specific activity

She was in the act of writing a letter.

act as one

behave in a unified and coordinated manner

The team must act as one to win the game.

Expressions with fool

fool about

act in a silly or unproductive way without seriousness

Stop fooling about and help me with this.

fool around

waste time doing unimportant things

Stop fooling around and get to work.!

fool round

engage in playful or silly behavior

They like to fool round during lunch breaks.

nobody's fool

person who is clever and not easily fooled

She is nobody's fool in business.

feel like a fool

experience embarrassment or shame

After the mistake, he felt like a fool in front of everyone.

fool into doing

trick someone to make them do something

She fooled him into signing the contract.

make a fool of

cause someone to seem foolish or silly

He made a fool of himself at the party.

make a fool out of

cause someone to look silly or stupid by tricking them

He tried to make a fool out of his opponent during the debate.

take for a fool

consider someone unintelligent or easily deceived

Don't take me for a fool with your lies.

act the fool

pretend to be less intelligent to avoid responsibility

She acted the fool to get out of trouble.

Examples of act a fool in a sentence

He started to act a fool when the music played.
He tends to act a fool at parties.
Don't act a fool in front of your boss.

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French:faire l'idiot, ...
German:sich dumm anstellen, sich daneben benehmen, ...
Italian:fare lo stupido, comportarsi da sciocco, ...
Spanish:hacer el tonto, ...
Portuguese:comportar-se como um tolo, comportar-se de forma irracional, ...
Chinese:装傻, 胡闹, ...
Japanese:バカなことをする, 馬鹿な真似をする, ...
Arabic:تَصَرَّفَ بِحَمَاقَة, تصرف بشكل أحمق, ...
Hebrew:לְהִשְׁתַּטּוֹת, לְהִשְׁתַּטּוֹת, ...
Russian:дурачиться, паясничать, ...
Ukrainian:валяти дурня, ...
Hindi:मूर्खता करना, असंगत व्यवहार करना, ...
Bengali:বোকামি করা, অযৌক্তিক আচরণ করা, ...
Catalan:fer el ximple, fer el pallasso, ...
Czech:dělat ze sebe hlupáka, dělat hlouposti, ...
Danish:opføre sig fjollet, opføre sig tosset, ...
Dutch:zich als een dwaas gedragen, gek doen, ...
Greek:κάνω τον ανόητο, παίζω τον ανόητο, ...
Hungarian:bolondozni, hülyén viselkedni, ...
Khmer:ប្រព្រឹត្តខ្លួនឆ្កួតៗ, ធ្វើខ្លួនល្ងង់ខ្លៅ, ...
Korean:바보처럼 행동하다, 바보같이 행동하다, ...
Persian:احمقانه رفتار کردن, رفتار نامناسب کرد, ...
Polish:robić z siebie idiotę, zachowywać się głupio, ...
Portuguese (BR):comportar-se como um idiota, agir de forma irracional, ...
Romanian:a se comporta ca un prost, a se prosti, ...
Swedish:bete sig som en dåre, göra bort sig, ...
Thai:ทำตัวโง่, ทำตัวไม่สมเหตุสมผล, ...
Turkish:aptalca davranmak, çılgınca davranmak, ...
Vietnamese:hành động ngớ ngẩn, cư xử ngớ ngẩn, ...

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