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English
Noun
nobody's fool (plural nobody's fools)
- (set phrase) A person who is not easily deceived or victimized; one who is perceptive, clever, or thoroughly common-sensical.
- 1910, Jack London, Theft: A Play In Four Acts, Characters:
- Also, he is nobody's fool. He possesses the brain and strength of character to play his part.
1914, William MacLeod Raine, chapter 6, in The Pirate of Panama:He was nobody's fool, and there was no doubt but he had very soon detected the trick his cousin had played upon him.
1975, Roger Waters (lyrics and music), “Welcome to the Machine”, in Wish You Were Here, performed by Pink Floyd:You didn't like school / And you know you're nobody's fool / So welcome to the machine
1986 January 18, Jack Anderson, “Dance: A Tribute to Jerome Robbins”, in New York Times, retrieved 12 May 2015:But one could tell from her assurance that she was nobody's fool and would stand for no nonsense.
2003 December 22, Roderic Dunnett, “Cecilia Bartoli: The singing pioneer”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 12 May 2015:Yet her musical stature, and intelligence are undisputed: she is nobody's fool, and she remains, quite simply, a perfectionist.
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