"play for a fool" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 耍（某人）當傻子
• 把（某人）當傻瓜

Definition

欺騙某人，把他們當作不聰明的人對待，通常是為了佔便宜。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式用語，用於覺得被耍弄或被當作傻子的情境。常見如“別把我當傻子”。重點在被利用和不被尊重。

Examples

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

別**把我當傻子**，我知道發生什麼事。

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

她不喜歡別人**把她當傻瓜**耍。

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

他們試圖**把他當傻子耍**時，他很生氣。

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

如果你覺得可以**把我當傻子耍**，你就錯了。

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

他們背後嘲笑我，還試圖**把我當傻子耍**。

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

別試圖**把你的顧客當傻子耍**——他們其實注意得比你想像的多。