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nobody's fool

Idioms  

  1. A person who cannot be duped or taken advantage of, as in You can't put anything over on Ryan—he's nobody's fool. [Early 1900s]

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Leytner includes scenes of Margarete repeatedly rejecting the romantic attentions of her employer that make her likeable and show her to be nobody's fool.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2020

France seems to be nobody’s fool no longer.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2020

Sandy is nobody’s fool, though: He sees the benefits their lifestyle affords him, like his own room and the freedom to read as much as he wants.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2018

Your category is full of some formidable characters – the Dowager Countess on “Downton Abbey” and Cersei Lannister on “Game of Thrones” – in addition to Diane Lockhart, who is also nobody's fool.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2014

Behind that laid-back attitude and happy face, Arnold was nobody’s fool.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen

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