a fool's paradise

A happy state that one inhabits 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: paradise

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

fool's paradise

Fig. a state of being happy for foolish or unfounded reasons. I'm afraid that Sue's marital happiness is a fool's paradise; there are rumors that her husband is unfaithful. Fred is confident that he'll get a big raise this year, but I think he's living in a fool's paradise.

See also: paradise

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

fool's paradise

State of delusive contentment or false hope. For example, Joan lived in a fool's paradise, looking forward to a promotion she would never get. This expression was first recorded in 1462.

See also: paradise

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

a fool’s ˈparadise

a state of happiness which cannot last because something which you have not thought of is threatening to destroy it: You’ve been living in a fool’s paradise. How long do you think we can go on spending our money without earning more?

See also: paradise

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

fool's paradise, a

Bliss based on illusion, ignorance, or misunderstanding. The expression dates from the fifteenth century, when it appeared in print in William Paston’s letters (1462: “I wold not be in a folis paradyce”). It recurs again and again, in numerous sixteenth-century sources (including Pettie, Lyly, and Shakespeare), and was certainly a cliché by the time George Bernard Shaw wrote, “Beguiling tedious hours with romances and fairy tales and fools’ paradises” (Misalliance, 1910).

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

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fool's paradise, a
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be living in a fool's paradise
fool and his money are soon parted
fool and his money are soon parted, a
a fool and his money are soon parted
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References in periodicals archive

In the Dail, Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald accused the Taoiseach of "living in a fool's paradise" if he thought his policies were working.

12,000 SAY END IT LEO; HOUSING CRISIS SHAME Outraged public unite to march on Dail in mass protest

MULTAN -- Former prime minister and PPP stalwart Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Thursday that those who thought the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was dead lived in a fool's paradise.

Philosophy of ZA Bhutto,Benazir Bhutto need of the hour: Gilani

ATTOCK -- Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmad on Saturday said that those demanding resignation of the prime minister were living in a fool's paradise.

Those demanding PM's resignation living in a fool's paradise: Aftab

"One of the problems we have got in trying to move to a new system is that we have been living in a fool's paradise" - Bank of England governor Mervyn King on the future of banking.

They say

Is their religion a fool's paradise or do Spiritualists have access to a world that most of us prefer not to contemplate: the world of the afterlife?

Changing lives from beyond the grave

Alun Ffred Jones, Plaid Cymru AM for Caernarfon, said, 'Many Assembly Members live in a fool's paradise.

AMs question whether colleagues are ready for Assembly's new role

If we think southern decision-makers will happily give us our share of forest- and mining-related research facilities, we are living in a fool's paradise. Southern medical schools tried to block NOSM and southern universities are tenaciously opposed to concentrating forestry and mining research and training in the North where it belongs.

Auditing the Corporation of Northern Ontario

Those metrics run the risk of trapping leaders in a fool's paradise. They move marketing only a step or two beyond the traditional emphasis on making--and then obsessively counting--"impressions" through advertising.

Cultural relevance: CEOs must go beyond marketing to embed their products in the culture

Public sector unions are in a fool's paradise if they think their members can continue to enjoy the type of gold-plated pension arrangements that seemed generous even 20 years ago.

Pension utopia

The British people can face peril or misfortune with fortitude and buoyancy, but they bitterly resent being deceived or finding that those responsible for their affairs are themselves dwelling in a fool's paradise".

From here to eternity: the unintended consequences of war

A Fool's Paradise By Nancy Flowers Wilson Flowers in Bloom Publishing, Marcli 2001, $14.00, ISBN 0-970-81910-2

A Fool's Paradise. (fiction reviews)

A fool's paradise of sorts, which attains hallucinatory clarity in his elaboration of a falling and fallen world enchanted by the capers of the commodity fetish.

Otherworldly Goods

Therein lie the two primary reasons why special interests growl with an insatiable appetite for access to the rule makers, and why artificial caps limiting expenditures to influence politicians are a fool's paradise.

Coffee, tea, or me: should a penny for your thoughts be illegal?

He said history bore a witness to the fact that till date no freedom struggle had been defeated by oppression and tyranny and those who were daydreaming of defeating this sacred movement nourished by the sacred blood of martyrs were actually living in a fool's paradise.

Yasin Malik pays tributes to Aali Kadal martyrs

LAHORE/GUJRANWALA -- Senior Leader of PML-N Ghulam Dastgir Khan Wednesday said those demanding resignation from Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif live in a fool's paradise.

PM Nawaz Sharif true patriot: Ghulam Dastgir

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释义	a fool's paradise a fool's paradise A happy state that one inhabits 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: paradise Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. fool's paradise Fig. a state of being happy for foolish or unfounded reasons. I'm afraid that Sue's marital happiness is a fool's paradise; there are rumors that her husband is unfaithful. Fred is confident that he'll get a big raise this year, but I think he's living in a fool's paradise. See also: paradise McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. fool's paradise State of delusive contentment or false hope. For example, Joan lived in a fool's paradise, looking forward to a promotion she would never get. This expression was first recorded in 1462. 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Auditing the Corporation of Northern Ontario Those metrics run the risk of trapping leaders in a fool's paradise. They move marketing only a step or two beyond the traditional emphasis on making--and then obsessively counting--"impressions" through advertising. Cultural relevance: CEOs must go beyond marketing to embed their products in the culture Public sector unions are in a fool's paradise if they think their members can continue to enjoy the type of gold-plated pension arrangements that seemed generous even 20 years ago. Pension utopia The British people can face peril or misfortune with fortitude and buoyancy, but they bitterly resent being deceived or finding that those responsible for their affairs are themselves dwelling in a fool's paradise". From here to eternity: the unintended consequences of war A Fool's Paradise By Nancy Flowers Wilson Flowers in Bloom Publishing, Marcli 2001, $14.00, ISBN 0-970-81910-2 A Fool's Paradise. (fiction reviews) A fool's paradise of sorts, which attains hallucinatory clarity in his elaboration of a falling and fallen world enchanted by the capers of the commodity fetish. Otherworldly Goods Therein lie the two primary reasons why special interests growl with an insatiable appetite for access to the rule makers, and why artificial caps limiting expenditures to influence politicians are a fool's paradise. Coffee, tea, or me: should a penny for your thoughts be illegal? He said history bore a witness to the fact that till date no freedom struggle had been defeated by oppression and tyranny and those who were daydreaming of defeating this sacred movement nourished by the sacred blood of martyrs were actually living in a fool's paradise. Yasin Malik pays tributes to Aali Kadal martyrs LAHORE/GUJRANWALA -- Senior Leader of PML-N Ghulam Dastgir Khan Wednesday said those demanding resignation from Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif live in a fool's paradise. PM Nawaz Sharif true patriot: Ghulam Dastgir
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