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2022-03-28 10:03
Be living in a fool's paradise phrase
To be in a state of affairs where one believes or feels like things are good, but actually, they are not.
John is confident that he'll pass the exam without studying, but I think he's living in a fool's paradise.
He choked her last week, but she still thinks he loves her. She is living in a fool's paradise.
John's never got any high marks in the exam, but he still thinks he is the brightest student in the class. He is living in a fool's paradise.
The expression dates from the fifteenth century, when it appeared in print in William Paston’s letters.
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To overcome some disadvantage or get out of a bad situation when you have already lost a lot of time for it
We love Tim but we all think that it's impossible he can make up leeway and win first place in the race.
