Fat as a fool

phr.

Heard in Tipperary and Waterford

To have become noticeably overweight.

In use

Saw timmy dis mornin, he's gone as fat as a fool, since he went on de council,

Posh English

I happened to observe Timothy this morning, and he has put on a considerable amount of weight since joining the parish council.

  • Duck fatLabeling somebody who is wealthy as a person who spends his leisurely time eating…
  • Fat toeDescribing someone who is overweight.
  • Gway ya foolGo away, you fool.
  • Ya hairy foolA great fool.
  • FoolKindness regarded as a form of weakness.
  • Fool of a foolAn emphatic, dismissive retort or insult.