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Sentence #292377

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 saeb saeb April 30, 2010 April 30, 2010 at 6:09:57 PM UTC link Permalink

*like a fool ?

blay_paul blay_paul April 30, 2010 April 30, 2010 at 6:16:02 PM UTC link Permalink

Valid idiom, although possibly not used much now.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/act+the+fool

sundown sundown February 27, 2023 February 27, 2023 at 10:46:52 PM UTC link Permalink

act (or 'play') the fool:

https://www.collinsdictionary.c.../play-the-fool

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He acted the fool.

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➜ #1258757O aptalca davrandı.

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