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A fool and his money are soon parted

  1. Foolish people do not know how to hold on to their money.
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Idioms and Phrases

A silly or stupid person readily wastes money. For example, Albert is known for giving waiters enormous tips—a fool and his money are soon parted . This proverbial expression has been cited again and again since the mid-1500s.

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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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AfonsoA foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds

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