fool with something Definition

fool¹
noun

1. Someone who lacks common sense or intelligence.

Thesaurus: idiot, jackass, dolt, imbecile, ignoramus, dunce, buffoon, schmuck (US slang).
2. Someone made to appear ridiculous.

Thesaurus: dupe, stooge, sap (slang), sucker (slang).
3. historical
A person employed by kings, nobles, etc to amuse them; a jester.

verb

fooled, fooling
1. To deceive someone so that they appear foolish or ridiculous.

Thesaurus: joke, kid, put one over on, con, dupe, delude, deceive, swindle, hoodwink, mislead, string along.

Idiom: make a fool of oneself

To act in a way that makes one appear foolish.

Idiom: make a fool of someone

To trick them or make them appear ridiculous; to humiliate them.

Idiom: nobody's fool

Someone too wary to be tricked or deceived; astute
Example: Bill is nobody's fool.

Idiom: play the fool (act the fool)

Deliberately to act in a comically foolish manner.
Thesaurus: joke, be silly, show off, clown.

Etymology: 13c: from French fol.

Phrasal Verb: fool someone into or out of something

To persuade them by deception to do something or not to do it.

Phrasal Verb: fool about or around

To behave stupidly or playfully.

Phrasal Verb: fool with something

To meddle with it irresponsibly or thoughtlessly.