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2021-09-16 09:09
Take (someone) for a fool phrase
To think, believe that someone lacks intelligence.
You think that I can be cheated so easily, don't you? You must be taking me for a fool!
Those having taken me for a fool were all in awe after I solved that puzzle.
The king mistakenly took his servant for a fool and got dethroned by that servant.
The verb "take" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
Do you see anything wrong?
It was often said by a photographer when he would like small children to look at the camera and smile before he took a photo.
When the photographer said “watch the birdie”, all of us looked at the camera and smiled.
