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fool's paradise
noun
- a state of enjoyment based on false beliefs or hopes; a state of illusory happiness.
fool's paradise
noun
- illusory happiness
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Origin of fool's paradise1
Idioms and Phrases
State of delusive contentment or false hope. For example, Joan lived in a fool's paradise, looking forward to a promotion she would never get . This expression was first recorded in 1462.Example Sentences
“We’ve invented a fool’s paradise,†Hayden once complained.
Beckinsale most recently appeared in Charlie Day’s directorial debut, the satirical comedy “Fool’s Paradise.â€
Buthelezi was praised for his approach by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, but one ANC activist described him as a South African "government lackey" who was "living in a fool's paradise".
To suggest the military would have no role in Pakistan's politics is a "fool's paradise", he says.
Charlie Day casts himself as a passive, nearly silent actor, Latte Pronto, in his feature directing debut, “Fool’s Paradise.â€
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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