Foolproof
adjective
Something that is so simple and easy to understand that it's impossible to do it wrong or to fail.
She created a foolproof plan for the school project.
Often appears as...
- foolproof plan
- foolproof system
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Approving
adjective
Something that is so simple and easy to understand that it's impossible to do it wrong or to fail.
She created a foolproof plan for the school project.
Often appears as...
- foolproof plan
- foolproof system
Usage tips
Approving
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Pro Tip 1/3Error-proof
Use 'foolproof' for methods that leave no room for error.
He installed a foolproof security alarm at home.
Pro Tip 2/3User-Friendly
Describe processes or items that are extremely easy to use.
The cake mix is foolproof — just add water.
Pro Tip 3/3Confidence Inspiring
Show that something gives people confidence because it's less likely to go wrong.
Her foolproof reputation made her the favorite candidate.
Pro Tip 1/3Error-proof
Use 'foolproof' for methods that leave no room for error.
He installed a foolproof security alarm at home.
Pro Tip 2/3User-Friendly
Describe processes or items that are extremely easy to use.
The cake mix is foolproof — just add water.
Pro Tip 3/3Confidence Inspiring
Show that something gives people confidence because it's less likely to go wrong.
Her foolproof reputation made her the favorite candidate.
Pro Tip 1/3Error-proof
Use 'foolproof' for methods that leave no room for error.
He installed a foolproof security alarm at home.
Pro Tip 2/3User-Friendly
Describe processes or items that are extremely easy to use.
The cake mix is foolproof — just add water.
Pro Tip 3/3Confidence Inspiring
Show that something gives people confidence because it's less likely to go wrong.
Her foolproof reputation made her the favorite candidate.
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Paula Scher: Great...
during which you devise a foolproof scheme for robbing Tiffany's, is serious. Now, when I apply Russell Baker's definition of solemnity or seriousness to design, it doesn't necessarily make any particular point about quality. Solemn design is often important and very effective design.
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How to win an argument...
and getting into the justices' heads, we were able to quite literally change the world. Sounds easy, right? You can practice a lot, avoid displays of emotion, and you, too, can win any argument. I'm sorry to say, it's not that simple, my strategies aren't foolproof,
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How we conquered the...
and putting them into healthy people through four or five scratches on the arm. This worked pretty well as inoculated people would not get reinfected, but it wasn't foolproof. Up to three percent of people would still die after being exposed to the puss.
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How do investors choose...
many investment strategies have elements of each, for example, choosing stocks actively but holding them for the long term as passive investing advises. Investing is far from an exact if there was one foolproof method, everyone would be doing it.
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A secret weapon against...
Or you can cover up and apply insect repellent. Getting vaccinated is not an option, because there isn't a vaccine yet and there probably won't be for a couple of years. Staying home isn't a foolproof protection either
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The Crafty Catfish...
brooding fish mom's mouth is both nest and nursery like all good moms this one lets her babies out to play and then provides protection when it's time to come home it seems like a foolproof
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Killer Cuckoo Catfish PIPE...
nest and nursery like all good moms this one lets her babies out to play and then provides protection when it's time to come home it seems like a foolproof
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
but it's not foolproof so last year bear came and then moved our camera but there was another camera tip and that bear broke that camera
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Wolf Pack Hunts Buffalo...
but if this strategy were foolproof there wouldn't be any wolves eventually the Buffalo lose their nerve and make a run for it
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Best Wild Animal Chases...
but if this strategy were foolproof there wouldn't be any wolves eventually the Buffalo lose their nerve and make a run for it
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Paula Scher: Great...
during which you devise a foolproof scheme for robbing Tiffany's, is serious. Now, when I apply Russell Baker's definition of solemnity or seriousness to design, it doesn't necessarily make any particular point about quality. Solemn design is often important and very effective design.
Video examples
How to win an argument...
and getting into the justices' heads, we were able to quite literally change the world. Sounds easy, right? You can practice a lot, avoid displays of emotion, and you, too, can win any argument. I'm sorry to say, it's not that simple, my strategies aren't foolproof,
Video examples
How we conquered the...
and putting them into healthy people through four or five scratches on the arm. This worked pretty well as inoculated people would not get reinfected, but it wasn't foolproof. Up to three percent of people would still die after being exposed to the puss.
Video examples
How do investors choose...
many investment strategies have elements of each, for example, choosing stocks actively but holding them for the long term as passive investing advises. Investing is far from an exact if there was one foolproof method, everyone would be doing it.
Video examples
A secret weapon against...
Or you can cover up and apply insect repellent. Getting vaccinated is not an option, because there isn't a vaccine yet and there probably won't be for a couple of years. Staying home isn't a foolproof protection either
Video examples
The Crafty Catfish...
brooding fish mom's mouth is both nest and nursery like all good moms this one lets her babies out to play and then provides protection when it's time to come home it seems like a foolproof
Video examples
Killer Cuckoo Catfish PIPE...
nest and nursery like all good moms this one lets her babies out to play and then provides protection when it's time to come home it seems like a foolproof
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
but it's not foolproof so last year bear came and then moved our camera but there was another camera tip and that bear broke that camera
Video examples
Wolf Pack Hunts Buffalo...
but if this strategy were foolproof there wouldn't be any wolves eventually the Buffalo lose their nerve and make a run for it
Video examples
Best Wild Animal Chases...
but if this strategy were foolproof there wouldn't be any wolves eventually the Buffalo lose their nerve and make a run for it
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Twinkle Khanna
Indian Businesswoman
Naming me 'Twinkle' was a foolproof way of making sure that I would get teased throughout my life, have immigration officers at various airports stare at my passport and shake with hysterical laughter, and strangers stalk me with WhatsApp messages like, 'Twinkle, Twinkle, little star, I hope you get hit by a car!
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Marissa Jaret Winokur
American Actress
Every year, there is a new diet that all the celebs or housewives are trying. We all want the perfect diet or the perfect pill. If we surveyed a million women, and they could choose to learn the truth about God or the foolproof diet, I guarantee more women would pick the miracle diet over the miracle of life.
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Josh Tillman
American Musician
When I started with music, all I was looking for was to ensure I never had to live the life I grew up with. I wanted a foolproof exemption from pain and boredom. I wanted a life of constant amusement and leisure.
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Steve Hanke
American Economist
There has never been a failure of a currency board anywhere in the world. These are tough systems, and when I say they are foolproof, that's exactly the case.
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Theodore Sturgeon
American Writer
The story of my very first sale is the fact that I dreamed up a foolproof paper to cheat an insurance company out of several hundred thousand dollars.
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J. K. Rowling
English Author
His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even... knowledge, was foolproof.
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Douglas Adams
English Writer
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
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Frank Abagnale
American Celebrity
There's no such thing as a foolproof system. That idea fails to take into account the creativity of fools.
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Ryan Seacrest
American Entertainer
The combination of a blazer over any T-shirt with a pair of jeans is foolproof.
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Richard E. Grant
British Actor
Nothing is fixed or foolproof; I have no delusion about that.
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Twinkle Khanna
Indian Businesswoman
Naming me 'Twinkle' was a foolproof way of making sure that I would get teased throughout my life, have immigration officers at various airports stare at my passport and shake with hysterical laughter, and strangers stalk me with WhatsApp messages like, 'Twinkle, Twinkle, little star, I hope you get hit by a car!
Quote examples
Marissa Jaret Winokur
American Actress
Every year, there is a new diet that all the celebs or housewives are trying. We all want the perfect diet or the perfect pill. If we surveyed a million women, and they could choose to learn the truth about God or the foolproof diet, I guarantee more women would pick the miracle diet over the miracle of life.
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Josh Tillman
American Musician
When I started with music, all I was looking for was to ensure I never had to live the life I grew up with. I wanted a foolproof exemption from pain and boredom. I wanted a life of constant amusement and leisure.
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Steve Hanke
American Economist
There has never been a failure of a currency board anywhere in the world. These are tough systems, and when I say they are foolproof, that's exactly the case.
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Theodore Sturgeon
American Writer
The story of my very first sale is the fact that I dreamed up a foolproof paper to cheat an insurance company out of several hundred thousand dollars.
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J. K. Rowling
English Author
His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even... knowledge, was foolproof.
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Douglas Adams
English Writer
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
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Frank Abagnale
American Celebrity
There's no such thing as a foolproof system. That idea fails to take into account the creativity of fools.
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Ryan Seacrest
American Entertainer
The combination of a blazer over any T-shirt with a pair of jeans is foolproof.
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Richard E. Grant
British Actor
Nothing is fixed or foolproof; I have no delusion about that.
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