Take (one) for an idiot In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "take (one) for an idiot", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Julia Huong

2022-05-30 10:05

Take (one) for an idiot verb phrase

To believe that someone is foolish.

I don't take her for an idiot. She is as bright as a button.

Do you take me for an idiot? I'll never come back.

To have no money

(as) thick as mince

Extremely stupid

(as) silly as a wheel

Very stupid, or silly

Just Fell Off the Turnip Truck

Used to describe someone who is naive, gullible, inexperienced, easily fooled, ignorant, unsophisticated, etc.

need (to have) your head examined

To say, or believe something or someone that seems completely crazy, delusional, or stupid

The verb "take" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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fall into shit and come up smelling like roses

Come out of a difficult situation without a stain on one's character

Example:

I don't understand how he can fall in shit and come out smelling like a rose.

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