take for an idiot and take for a fool



take someone for an idiot and take someone for a fool

to assume that someone is stupid. I wouldn't do anything like that! Do you take me for an idiot? I don't take you for a fool. I think you're very clever.
See also: and, fool, idiot, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tilde-Danish
Busch[buəʃ]
Lalitha-Tamil, Indian, Malayalam, Telugu
Theodoricthee-AHD-ə-rik (English)History
Yarbrough['ja:brə]
Asma-Arabic