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Meaning of more fool someone in English

more fool someone

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said to mean that you think someone is being unwise:
"I lent Rhoda £100 and she hasn't paid me back." "More fool you - you know what she's like!"
Well, if they knew what she was like and they still employed her, more fool them!
More fool her if she turned you down. She doesn't know what she's missing.
I mean, to be honest, if someone is willing to part with all that money without so much as a guarantee, more fool them.
More fool her for allowing herself to be so flattered by his attentions that she overlooked the obvious.
See also
fool noun (PERSON)
(Definition of more fool someone from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of more fool someone

in Chinese (Traditional)
（某人）蠢極了，犯傻…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
（某人）蠢极了，犯傻…
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