fool with

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Definition of fool with - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

mess

Rare

interact with something in a careless or risky way

Rare

Don't fool with that machine, it's dangerous!

mess with

tamper with

toy with

humor

Rare

tease or joke with someone

Rare

Stop fooling with your sister; she's getting upset.

josh

kid

tease

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Expressions with fool

fool about

act in a silly or unproductive way without seriousness

Stop fool 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.

Terms with fool with included in their meaning

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four-card monte

deception

trick game with four cards to fool people

Examples of fool with in a sentence

Never fool with unfamiliar chemicals in the lab.
He loves to fool with his friends during lunch breaks.
Don't fool with the dog; it might bite.

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French:jouer avec, embêter, ...
German:herumspielen, scherzen mit, ...
Italian:maneggiare imprudentemente, scherzare con, ...
Spanish:jugar con, tomar el pelo a, ...
Portuguese:mexer com, gozar com, ...
Chinese:胡乱摆弄, 捉弄, ...
Japanese:いじる, からかう, ...
Arabic:عَبَثَ, مَزَحَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְעַסֵּק בְּצּוּרָה רַשְׁלָנִית, לְהִתְבַּדֵּחַ, ...
Russian:баловаться с, дразнить, ...
Ukrainian:возитися, дражнити, ...
Hindi:छेड़छाड़ करना, मजाक करना, ...
Bengali:ঝামেলা করা, ঠাট্টা করা, ...
Catalan:jugar amb, bromejar amb, ...
Czech:zahrávat si s, škádlit, ...
Danish:rode med, drille med, ...
Dutch:rommelen met, plagen, ...
Greek:μπλέκω με, αστειεύομαι με, ...
Hungarian:babrálni, tréfálkozni, ...
Khmer:លេងជាមួយដោយមិនប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន, លេងសើចជាមួយ, ...
Korean:장난치다, 놀리다, ...
Persian:ور رفتن, سر به سر گذاشتن, ...
Polish:majstrować, drażnić się z, ...
Portuguese (BR):mexer com, zoar com, ...
Romanian:a se juca cu, a tachina, ...
Swedish:leka med, reta, ...
Thai:เล่นกับ, แหย่, ...
Turkish:kurcalamak, dalga geçmek, ...
Vietnamese:nghịch ngợm, trêu chọc, ...

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Definition of fool with - Reverso English Dictionary

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