act/play the fool

idiom

: to behave in a silly or foolish way
If you keep playing the fool by asking silly questions, people won't take you seriously.

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Recent Examples on the Web That’s not cause for any of us to tear off our masks and act the fool during the Labor Day weekend. —Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2020

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“Act/play the fool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/act%2Fplay%20the%20fool. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.

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