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to play sb for a fool

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  • play someone for a fool — play (someone) for a fool American & Australian to treat someone as if they are stupid, especially by trying to get something from them in a way that is not fair. He s playing you for a fool. Just don t lend him any more money …   New idioms dictionary

  • play someone for a fool — tv. to treat someone like a fool; to act as if someone were a fool. □ I know what you’re trying to do. Don’t try to play me for a fool. □ We played her for a fool, and she never knew it …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • play for a fool — play (someone) for a fool American & Australian to treat someone as if they are stupid, especially by trying to get something from them in a way that is not fair. He s playing you for a fool. Just don t lend him any more money …   New idioms dictionary

  • play smb for smth — treat someone as something, act toward someone as something He was trying to play me for a fool but I could easily see what he was trying to do …   Idioms and examples

  • play — /pleɪ / (say play) noun 1. a dramatic composition or piece; a drama. 2. a dramatic performance, as on the stage. 3. exercise or action by way of amusement or recreation. 4. fun, jest, or trifling, as opposed to earnest: he said it merely in play …  

  • play — I n. stage presentation 1) to present, produce, put on, stage; revive; write a play 2) to perform; rehearse a play 3) to review a play 4) to criticize, pan (colloq.) a play 5) a miracle; morality; mystery; nativity; one act; passion play 6) a… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • play — verb 1》 engage in games or other activities for enjoyment rather than for a serious or practical purpose.     ↘amuse oneself by engaging in imaginative pretence.     ↘(play with) treat inconsiderately for one s own amusement: she likes to play… …   English new terms dictionary

  • play for smth — treat someone as something, act toward someone as something He was trying to play me for a fool but I could easily see what he was trying to do …   Idioms and examples

  • Fool for Love — may refer to:* Fool for Love (play), a play by Sam Shepard * Fool for Love (film), a 1985 Robert Altman movie, adapted by Shepard from his play of the same name * Fool for Love ( Buffy episode), an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer * Fools for… …   Wikipedia

  • play — [plā] vi. [ME plein < OE plegan, to play, be active] 1. to move lightly, rapidly, or erratically; flutter [sunlight playing on the waves] 2. to amuse oneself, as by taking part in a game or sport; engage in recreation 3. to take active part in …   English World dictionary

  • play — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by with) occupy or amuse oneself pleasantly with some recreation, game, exercise, etc. 2 intr. (foll. by with) act light heartedly or flippantly (with feelings etc.). 3 tr. a perform on or be able to perform on (a… …   Useful english dictionary

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