nobody's fool
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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
He might need to be secretive and he might be terrified of losing his position in the house, but he is a proud man and nobody’s fool.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 19, 2014
‘You are not very well educated but you are really nobody’s fool, I can see that.’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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