Taking (someone) for a fool In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "taking (someone) for a fool", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2021-09-16 09:09

play (one) for a fool , take (one) for an idiot

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.

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a hair in the butter

A problem or difficult circumstance

Example:

I'm short-sighted, so forgetting my glasses is a real hair in the butter for my sight.

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