"act the fool" meaning in English

See act the fool in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: acts the fool [present, singular, third-person], acting the fool [participle, present], acted the fool [participle, past], acted the fool [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} act the fool (third-person singular simple present acts the fool, present participle acting the fool, simple past and past participle acted the fool)
  1. Alternative form of play the fool Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: play the fool
    Sense id: en-act_the_fool-en-verb-7RW7Er92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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