live in a fool's paradise

live in a fool's paradise

To be in a happy state for foolish, unfounded, or delusional reasons. We were living in a fool's paradise thinking that the financial successes of the early 2000s would last forever.
See also: live, paradise
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be living in a fool's paradise
  • a fool's paradise
  • fool's paradise
  • fool's paradise, a
  • paradise
  • parted
  • a fool and his money are soon parted
  • fool and his money are soon parted
  • fool and his money are soon parted, a
  • doofus
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