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it would be folly to do it

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  • folly — fol|ly [ˈfɔli US ˈfa:li] n plural follies [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: folie, from fol; FOOL1] 1.) [U and C] formal a very stupid thing to do, especially one that is likely to have serious results ▪ Somerville bitterly regretted his… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • folly — noun 1 (C, U) formal a very stupid thing to do, especially one that is likely to have serious results : it would be folly to do sth: It would be sheer folly to reduce spending on health education. | the folly of: a writer who satirized the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Folly (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Folly Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Origin = Sussex, New Jersey, U.S.A. Genre = Hardcore punk Metalcore Ska punk Years active = 1997 2008 Label = Triple Crown Records New World Records… …   Wikipedia

  • folly — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ pure, sheer ▪ ultimate ▪ youthful ▪ human ▪ economic, political …   Collocations dictionary

  • Folly — In architecture, a folly is a building constructed strictly as a decoration, having none of the usual purposes of housing or sheltering associated with a conventional structure. They originated as decorative accents in parks and estates. Folly is …   Wikipedia

  • Dead Man's Folly —   …   Wikipedia

  • Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time — Infobox Painting| title=Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time artist=Agnolo Bronzino year=circa 1545 type=Oil on wood height=146 width=116 city=London museum=National Gallery Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time is an allegorical painting by the Florentine… …   Wikipedia

  • The Praise of Folly — Erasmus in 1523, by Hans Holbein In Praise of Folly (Greek title: Morias Enkomion (Μωρίας Εγκώμιον), Latin: Stultitiae Laus, sometimes translated as In Praise of More, Dutch title: Lof der Zotheid) is an essay written in 1509 by Desiderius… …   Wikipedia

  • The Folly Tower — is a folly at Pontypool, Torfaen, South Wales (Grid ref: Gbmaprim|SO2954902550|SO 2954902550). It is a prominent local landmark above the A4042 Pontypool to Abergavenny road and overlooks Pontypool to the west and the Plains of Gwent to the east …   Wikipedia

  • Hartcliff Folly — The Hartcliffe Folly (or Tower) near Penistone, South Yorkshire, England was built in 1856 by a linenmerchant called Henry Richardson. At this time the Linen works were Barnsley’s largest industry. Richardson also built Hartcliffe Lodgebefore… …   Wikipedia

  • Talley's Folly — Infobox Play name = Talley s Folly image size = caption = writer = Lanford Wilson characters = Sally Talley Matt Friedman setting = an old boathouse in rural Missouri, 1944 premiere = February 201980 place = Brooks Atkinson Theatre New York City …   Wikipedia

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