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A fool and his money are soon parted means someone who is not wise with money will lose it quickly. This is an old saying from the Bible.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
in the NYT crossword puzzle, the answer is "antecedent"
Think that the following saying has just passed you "A fool and his money are soon parted."
Yes, "fool" is a noun. It refers to a person who lacks good sense or judgment and behaves in a silly or ridiculous way.
Somebody who knew that a fool and his money are easily parted.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
The word 'fool' is both a verb (fool, fools, fooling, fooled) and a noun (fool, fools). Example uses: Verb: It's not good to fool mother nature. Noun: A fool and his money are soon parted.
If you are referring to the often quoted English phrase "A fool and his money are soon parted" it was coined by an English farmer/poet named Thomas Tusser who lived from 1524 to 1580.
A compound subject eg A fool and his money are easily parted.
You can't. This phrase isn't biblical; it originated in England around the 1500s.
AnswerA fool doesn't watch or spend his money wisely so soon there will be no more. Making impulse decisions and buying things you don't need just to say you have them is foolish. I don't believe in stowing everything away, people should buy things that make their lives enriched, that is why we go to work, but earning your money by working shouldn't mean spending it like a fool, either.