Fools rush in where angels fear to tread In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Caroline Tran

2020-08-12 04:08

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread proverb disapproval phrase

Used to describe people who don't think carefully enough before doing something that even the wisest would avoid.

You've just made your worst decision ever. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread!

Now I understand why people say fools rush in where angels fear to tread because I was advised not to take that project but I just did it!

Falsehoods, nonsense, or foolishness

Used to describe someone who is naive, gullible, inexperienced, easily fooled, ignorant, unsophisticated, etc.

To say, or believe something or someone that seems completely crazy, delusional, or stupid

to look downwards because of unhappiness or embarrassment

This expression implies someone should experience the same bad things they themselves have given to others.

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This idiom was first written by Alexander Pope in his 1711 poem, An Essay on Criticism.

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