单词 | more fool you |
释义 | > as lemmas(the) more fool you P4. (the) more fool you: used to indicate a belief that a person’s actions or plans are foolish or demonstrate a lack of judgement; ‘what a fool you are’, ‘how foolish you are’. Similarly (the) more fool him (her, etc.).Not in North American use.Fool can be interpreted as noun or adjective: see note at more adj. 1h for discussion of the grammar of the phrase. ΚΠ 1607 T. Middleton Phoenix sig. B2 Lady.For loue to you, did I neglect my state... Captaine. The more foole you, could you like none but me? 1769 I. Bickerstaff Ephesian Matron ii. 5 Matron. No, no, I death prefer. Maid. The more fool you. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxxviii. 243 ‘The more fool you!’ said Legree, spitting scornfully at him. 1867 Good Words 8 422/1 ‘More fool you,’ remarked his father, without looking up from the backgammon board. 1878 London Jrnl. 16 Feb. 103/1 I worked for the young lady that was half engaged to him, but she jilted him—more fool her. 1986 D. Potter Singing Detective v. 201 Theatre, you know. But obviously moving into films, or trying to. More fool him. 2002 Pride May 45/2 Any self-respecting female should be wise enough to steer well clear of Romeo rats and, if you don't, then more fool you. < as lemmas |
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