Collocations for "idiot"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "idiot" in context.
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idiot
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [total, sheer, blind, complete] idiot
- was a complete idiot (today)
- is the village idiot
- offensive, slang: is a f**king idiot
- UK, slang: you [bloody, flaming] idiot!
- any idiot could do [this, better than this]
- what idiot [called, did, took] …?
- which of you idiots [did, is responsible for] this?
- who is the idiot in charge (here)?
- am an idiot for [thinking, saying, doing]
- only an idiot would [think]
- was an idiot to [think]
- don't be an idiot
- don't just stand there like an idiot
- stop acting like an idiot
- grinning like an idiot
- you must be an idiot!
- called me an idiot (for)
- who are you calling an idiot?!
- [computing, carpentry, mechanics] for idiots
- an idiot's guide to [computing]
- is idiot proof
- an idiot-proof [method, way]
'idiot' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):