fool's paradise

Definitions

A state of happiness due to illusion or false hope.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“The Devon School record⟳ books contained a mistake⟳, a lie⟳, and nobody knew it but Finny and me. A. Hopkins Parker was living in a fool's paradise, wherever he was. His defeated name⟳ remained in bronze on the school record⟳ plaque, while Finny deliberately evaded an athletic honor.”

“A report⟳ by the Pensions Commission warned that the number⟳ who were failing to save⟳ enough for their retirement was higher than 12 million, and said that Britain had been living in a "fool's paradise" for 25 years.”

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