Planning April Fool's Day

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Why not to plan April Fool’s Day?

If you are planning April Fool’s Day why not to start with interesting phrases and working with words?

You’ll probably like to go to www.phrases.org.uk and find a lot through this site. Here is an example of one of the words connected with this funny celebration.

A fool's paradise

Meaning

A state of happiness based on false hope.

Origin

An early phrase, first recorded in the Paston Letters, 1462:

"I wold not be in a folis paradyce."

Shakespeare later used it in Romeo and Juliet, 1592.

Nurse:

Now, afore God, I am so vexed, that every part about

me quivers. Scurvy knave! Pray you, sir, a word:

and as I told you, my young lady bade me inquire you

out; what she bade me say, I will keep to myself:

but first let me tell ye, if ye should lead her into

a fool's paradise, as they say, it were a very gross

kind of behavior, as they say: for the gentlewoman

is young; and, therefore, if you should deal double

with her, truly it were an ill thing to be offered

to any gentlewoman, and very weak dealing.