Play for a fool Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈpɫeɪ/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfuɫ

PLAY-fer-uh-FOOL

UK

plˈeɪ/ /fˈɔː/ /æɪ/ /fˈuːl

PLAY-fuh-FOOL

التعريف

To deceive or trick someone, treating them as if they are not smart, often to take advantage of them.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, often used when someone feels they have been tricked or underestimated. Common with 'don't' or 'try to': 'Don't play me for a fool.' Similar to 'make a fool of.' Focuses on deception and disrespect.

• Spanish: tomar el pelo - tratar como tonto
• Portuguese (BR): fazer de bobo - enganar
• Portuguese (PT): fazer de parvo - enganar
• Chinese (Simplified): 耍（某人）当傻子 - 把（某人）当傻瓜
• Chinese (Traditional): 耍（某人）當傻子 - 把（某人）當傻瓜
• Hindi: बेवकूफ बनाना - मूर्ख समझना
• Arabic: يستخف بعقله - يعامله كالأحمق
• Bengali: বোকা বানানো - প্রতারিত করা
• Russian: дурачить - держать за дурака
• Japanese: 馬鹿にする - だます
• Vietnamese: làm cho ai đó như kẻ ngốc - lừa ai đó
• Korean: 바보로 여기다 - 속이다
• Turkish: aptal yerine koymak - kandırmak
• Urdu: بیوقوف بنانا - دھوکہ دینا
• Indonesian: menganggap bodoh - memperdaya

جمل نموذجية

Don't play me for a fool; I know what's going on.

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She doesn't like it when people play her for a fool.

basic

He felt angry when they tried to play him for a fool.

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If you think you can play me for a fool, you're wrong.

natural

They laughed behind my back and tried to play me for a fool.

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Don't try to play your customers for fools—they notice more than you think.

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