wear motley

wear motley

old-fashioned To be or act very foolish. "Motley" refers to the type of clothes court jesters traditionally wore, having different colors in different areas of patches. But I suspect it will be the president wearing motley in the end if his signature tax bill turns into the disaster many analysts are predicting.See also: wear

wear motley

play the fool. Motley was the name given to the particoloured clothes worn by a court jester in former times.See also: wear