单词 | fooler around |
释义 | > as lemmasfooler around 1. A frivolous, irresponsible, or playful person; one who habitually fools around (see to fool around at fool v. Phrasal verbs 1). Now chiefly in fooler around. ΚΠ 1658 J. Spencer Καινα και Παλαια 564 There are many of these Fowlers, or rather Foolers in the World, such as doate in their reposals, setting up their rest in the things of this World, where it is not to be found, and in the mean time neglect to seek where it is. 1841 Keepsake 211 ‘Insolent fooler!—go—beware,’ Said Grief in moody tone, ‘How thus you frivolously dare Approach my solemn throne.’ 1923 Amer. Hebrew 14 Dec. 173/1 Then she gets mad with him and she tells him I am right and that he's only a fooler around. 1937 Evening Tel. & Post (Dundee) 8 June 10/2 Two mad-cap reporters on a daily paper..are in love with each other, but are such born foolers that they set obstacles in their own paths. 1979 R. Hall State of the Play ii. 51 You fool around solo do you. The whole class, heads down, working like beavers and just David Hedges the great individual fooler-around, mm? < as lemmas |
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