IdiomDaily Life
English
Englishnobody's fool
Meaning: A sensible person who is not easily tricked.
Example: “Grandma may be ninety, but she's nobody's fool.”
Origin: A plain statement that no one can make a fool of this person. The phrase is found from the 19th century.
Equivalents in other languages
French: Pas folle, la guêpe ! Literally: Not mad, the wasp!
More English idioms
- you could have knocked me down with a feather I was extremely surprised.
- get on someone's nerves To annoy someone.
- a fat lot of good that does me That is of no use to me at all.
- knock someone's socks off To impress or amaze someone greatly.
- what have you been smoking? Said to someone whose idea sounds crazy.
- let things ride To let a situation continue without interfering.
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