| 单词 | tomfoolery |
| 例句 | When Jean Louise felt apprehensive, expectant, or on edge, especially when confronting her aunt, her brain clicked to the meter of Gilbertian tomfoolery. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Of note: this isn’t the first time some knucklehead boys have interrupted our practice with their “toxically masculine tomfoolery,” as Britt-Marie puts it. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Seemed like a bunch of tomfoolery to me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z In Wodehouse's Blandings Castle stories, reluctant patriarch Lord Emsworth is a jumble of legs and befuddlement, an amiable, spindle-limbed weather vane buffeted hither and thither by the winds of familial tomfoolery. Blandings is just the ticket, by jove 2013-01-12T06:00:00Z But in what some call the current meteorological conditions earthquake weather, such sonic tomfoolery imparted a diverting immediacy to an otherwise archaic concerto. The Philharmonic dances through Bach and bluegrass at the Bowl 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z The pair's own site houses this masterpiece alongside other examples of music and video tomfoolery. This week's pick of the internet 2010-07-09T23:06:00Z It’s an inspired piece of comic acting, and a reminder that the serious-minded performer was just as comfortable with broad, “Saturday Night Live”-style tomfoolery. Watch These Great Harry Belafonte Screen Performances 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Not strange Cher tomfoolery, but moments when a barely known designer got a shot at the big formal gown and it captured the imagination. Why the red carpet is bad for fashion 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Later, the unnecessarily haphazard percussive tomfoolery of “Four Women” results in a morass of noise. What Do Xiu Xiu and Nina Simone Have in Common? 2013-12-06T19:47:13Z Despite the tomfoolery that exists, and is portrayed accurately, sometimes the trading floor switches gear and business is taken care of in a collaborative, efficient manner, as when Harper lands her first deal. 'If cocaine's everywhere, I missed the memo': Industry as seen by a banker 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z But the best method was tried and true, and does not require expensive gadgets or tomfoolery. Which method of chilling wine really gets the job done in 20 minutes? 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Sometimes the plot, with its flashbacks and disguises, is lost amid the tomfoolery. The Ballad of Backbone Joe 2010-08-13T21:01:00Z "The League" is back for more fantasy football and tomfoolery. TV This Week Aug. 31 - Sept 6: 'Houdini' on History 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Johnson even resorts to barely concealed tomfoolery to avoid having to deal with the six million dangling threads left to him by The Force Awakens’ JJ Abrams. Star Wars: The Last Jedi: the Force, the Porgs and the future - discuss with spoilers 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z The camera stays on her as she sits there collecting her thoughts, listening to the sounds of the house, and to her friends talking on the lawn below, preparing for a night of drunken tomfoolery. Why we need more "adult" movies 2010-09-07T15:28:00Z And while the veneer of sequins, hip-shaking and camp tomfoolery often draws audiences in, it's a good story that keeps them there. Eurovision Crowns a German Pop Idol 2010-05-30T08:20:00Z Naturally, that confusion and vulnerability emerges as cack-handed male tomfoolery that can get a man hurt, or even killed. Once You Break a Knuckle by DW Wilson ? review 2012-05-18T21:55:03Z ‘Yes Is the Answer’ The anthology “Yes Is the Answer” celebrates prog rock in all its tomfoolery and excess. Books - Sunday Book Review - The New York Times 2013-05-31T18:34:44Z Todd Weeks lends both gravitas and a bit of tomfoolery, playing both priest Father Kosciusko, and the skater known as "Three Nuts" Kiger. Review: 'The Jammer' is bouncy, roller derby fun 2013-01-23T02:31:06Z He could play charming jazz ballads such as his theme song, “June Night,” and engage in vaudeville-esque tomfoolery, goofing with band members until songs became delightfully discombobulated. Svend Asmussen, irreverent jazz violin virtuoso, dies at 100 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Now and then "Shameless" sloughs off its mostly self-imposed constraints and fires on all cylinders, observing economic hardship, drunken tomfoolery and sexual shenanigans with a keen eye for class specifics. "Shameless": American TV's problem with class 2011-01-08T02:01:00Z Such is the comic construction of Simon Brodkin, anyway, who is back as Lee Nelson for a second series of studio tomfoolery and sketches. TV highlights 25/08/2011: Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live 2011 2011-08-24T22:00:01Z William's bout of drunken tomfoolery plunged England and beyond into chaos. 10 royal heirs who died before they reigned 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Davis’s speech was one of several walloping moments that came in the final half-hour, after much tomfoolery. Emmy Paradoxes 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Between these letters, Simmons engages in threatening tomfoolery with the audience – pressing a packet of pasta sauce against the face of a front-row stooge, while singing the phrase "mild cheese and broccoli" again and again. Sam Simmons ? review 2011-08-11T16:55:59Z As the popularity of tubing grew, so did the number of people dying as a result of their waterborne tomfoolery, and Vang Vieng became a byword for backpacker excess. Laos town known for drunkenness and tourist deaths cleans up its act 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z The songs were complex and hard to pigeonhole, with tempo changes and genre-switching tomfoolery as standard, but they weren't prog-rock ambles. MGMT | Pop review 2010-03-22T22:00:00Z The wacky tune, which frequently accompanies the protagonist's ludicrous escapades, is now a stand-in soundtrack for clownery and tomfoolery. Hugh Grant trolls Boris Johnson’s resignation with wacky "Benny Hill" theme song 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z But the show remains elusive, lost somewhere in the void between the knowing tomfoolery and something more charged and serious. Third Person: Bonnie and Clyde Redux 2010-07-22T21:31:00Z While millions online enjoy Chiitan’s tomfoolery, officials in Susaki have reportedly received more than 100 critical calls about its bad behavior. John Oliver: 'I’m in a public beef with an unsanctioned Japanese otter' 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z I imagined Barnard would have let his stiff upper lip get in the way of such tomfoolery, so I laid down in the pillowy, fragrant barley and dedicated my angel to his guiding spirit. The Whisky Chronicles 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z And so a bit of high-tech tomfoolery was born, laced with an element of theatre. Watch my lips: the art of ventriloquism deserves centre stage 2010-08-27T10:02:00Z At the Royal Opera House, Ashton’s version of the story offers us a gentle version of the classic fairytale that combines innocent wonder and magic with the camp tomfoolery of pantomime. Ballet Review: This Ballet Season in Britain, a Cinderella Complex 2010-12-21T13:30:03Z As I gazed at this elaborate tomfoolery I conjured the holiday windows of my dreams. Holiday Windows, a (Sort of) Love Story 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Told by an Idiot's My Perfect Mind is an exquisite piece of tomfoolery, inspired by Edward Petherbridge's experience of not playing King Lear. My Perfect Mind – review 2013-04-07T13:17:11Z Which is all to say: It was only a matter of time before Stewart devoted an entire “Daily Show” segment to the two’s tomfoolery. Jon Stewart mocks Cuomo sibling rivalry: The governor will always find time to “give his brother sh*t” 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z The production, however, would deepen our investment in Lily’s story if her tomfoolery left a little more room for the momentous turns in the plot. '946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips': All's bouncy on the home front 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z Yet Mrs Wieland was convinced that the presence of this bra confirmed tomfoolery of the worst sort. Once upon a life: Rhoda Janzen 2010-12-26T00:04:01Z Both of these terrific new books revel in tomfoolery, which should be enough to draw young readers in. Funny Genre-Bending Fiction From the Creators of ‘Dragons Love Tacos’ and the ‘Spy School’ Series 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Despite such camp tomfoolery, Pammy's sense of comic timing helps her draw the biggest laughs. 2010-01-08T21:05:00Z Limited to performing a basic set with no costume changes or production tomfoolery, they mustered enough vocal talent between them to keep the ship afloat. The Wanted/Dionne Bromfield ? review 2011-07-21T17:17:13Z The pub quiz tradition is gilded with tomfoolery. Al Murray 2010-08-22T14:57:00Z April Fools’ Day may have been two weeks ago, but there’s no need to dip into the realms of fantasy tomfoolery to find Hollywood mashup movie ideas just as preposterous as Batman v Bananaman. Hollywood blockbuster mashups better than Men in Black v 21 Jump Street 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z For all the compositional ambition, there’s also tomfoolery; yes, those synthesizer motifs sound like squeeze toys. Review: On ‘La Di Da Di,’ the Latest From Battles, Momentum Is a Driving Force 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z They got to goof around, delivering sassy, fanboy-pleasing analyses of how the slayings adhered to horror convention, while Campbell was the authentic face of fear and anxiety in the midst of this tomfoolery. 'I never wanted to be an actor,' says screen star Neve Campbell 2011-04-07T21:05:01Z He chalked up the incident as “a case where the skylarking and tomfoolery in an employment context has gone awry.” Cop convicted for pulling a gun on colleague threatening to spoil ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z He told the court this was a case of "skylarking and tomfoolery" that had "gone awry". Top Gun: Maverick spoiler threat prompts officer to pull gun on colleague 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z That was a trick, right there — a bit of rhetorical tomfoolery to make you think the impassioned public testimony and the Oxford comma were connected. King County Council votes unanimously for the Oxford comma 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z “Vanderpump Rules” — or just “Pump Rules,” if you’re cool — launched its 10th season on Bravo in early February, promising on its website “a new era of tomfoolery, drama, and betrayal.” The 'Vanderpump Rules' cheating scandal keeps churning. Let us break it down for you 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z That was on top of a record of public tomfoolery that reached its zenith when he publicly suggested that doctors had overlooked the possibility that injecting bleach into the human body might cure COVID-19. Is America's infatuation with billionaires finally coming to an end? 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Local reporting provides what social media tomfoolery and the rumor mill do not. What’s our societal ‘Plan B’ if local journalism falters? 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z “They weren’t engaged at all. It was all tomfoolery,” he said. Massive learning setbacks show COVID’s sweeping toll on kids 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z My overall point is that, in my opinion, this is not normal teenage tomfoolery that you will laugh about later. Advice | Ask Amy: My teenage daughter stole money from our wallets again 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z But all the tomfoolery — aside from drawing attention to himself — also helped make him a serious electoral contender. For Boris Johnson, a Tumultuous Tenure Ends With a Messy Exit 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z DeSantis already is getting an earful from Orange County leaders and residents, who will see a whopping increase in taxes if they have to foot the bill for the GOP’s dogmatic tomfoolery. Disney’s magic trumps haters like DeSantis 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z His tomfoolery drew private scorn from “Today” show contemporaries and predecessors such as Hugh Downs, but Mr. Scott was unapologetic. Willard Scott, ‘Today’ show weatherman and resident merrymaker, dies at 87 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z His tomfoolery drew private scorn from “Today” show contemporaries and predecessors such as Hugh Downs, but Scott was unapologetic. Willard Scott, ‘Today’ show weatherman and resident merrymaker, dies at 87 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z Even by Musk’s standards, it was a bizarre and brilliant bit of tomfoolery: a multipurpose sideshow that trolled Tesla skeptics, fed the fans, ginned up the share price, and created some eye-catching headlines. Don’t overthink it: Elon Musk’s Tesla Bot is a joke 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z As owner of Design of the Times, Butler offers clients beautiful, wildlife-friendly gardens that don’t rely on “synthetic tomfoolery” for their success. Even without Seattle’s Flower & Garden Festival, Ciscoe Morris and other favs still have answers for you 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z There’s a spectacle to everything involved, whether the tempestuous nature of the athletes themselves or the tomfoolery involved in their contract negotiations. Analysis | 16 sports dramas to stream if your interests lean more drama than sports 2020-08-12T04:00:00Z The visual tomfoolery is in winking cahoots with the playwriting caper. Review: Playwright Qui Nguyen makes a superhero out of an LGBTQ 17th century rule-breaker 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z That appears to lack past challenges’ blend of good-natured tomfoolery and informed consent. The cheese challenge: why people need to stop throwing cheese slices at baby’s faces 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z May this live on as the ultimate riposte to any Twitter tomfoolery, regardless of whether the perpetrator is called Mike. Matilda is a heroine for our time, thanks to Quentin Blake | Rebecca Nicholson 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z "I'm not going to change my mind because of this," he said, adding: "Enough with this tomfoolery, it's over, it's over, any politician who acts arrogantly won't last." Budget president-elect stuck on plane 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Our classy president is tweeting about Michael Cohen’s taxi medallion tomfoolery. Opinion | The Don and His Badfellas 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z And instead of the usual pristine hush, the soundtrack is the kinetic chaos of preteen tomfoolery. More than a coffee shop, Collective Avenue co-op is a nurturing place for the Lynwood community 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z Thanks to old-school electronic tomfoolery, she spoke like a man and walked like a woman. Music goes multimedia, but why? Three concerts point the way 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z “This cowardly business of international NGOs like WWF and so many others from England sticking their noses into Brazil is going to end! This tomfoolery stops right here!” Trump of the tropics: the 'dangerous' candidate leading Brazil's presidential race 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z As I gazed at this elaborate tomfoolery, I conjured the holiday windows of my dreams. Holiday windows: A (sort of) love story 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Reed told the Detroit Free Press the allegations by Grubbs were “another instance of tomfoolery from the mouth of Harvey Weinstein’s attorney”. John Conyers 'will not seek re-election' amid sexual harassment allegations 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z Fortunately, Congress is having none of this tomfoolery. How Trump is slowly destroying America's national security agencies | Jeffrey H Smith 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z On odd occasions, some particularly egregious bit of executive tomfoolery might trigger grumbling about an “imperial presidency.” Slouching toward Mar-a-Lago 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Throughout his catalogue, they’re presented primarily as objects of sexual tomfoolery or bitter scorn. What Lil Yachty’s Optimism Means 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z In short, the present moment calls for absurdism, caricature and tomfoolery, because these are the only ways to capture our current reality. Jonathan Coe: will satire save us in the age of Trump? 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z As dark as the trailer is, there's also plenty of tomfoolery courtesy of Harris, who revels in Count Olaf's many disguises and plays up his comedic chops. First 'Lemony Snicket' trailer has all the Neil Patrick Harris you could want... and more 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z They also must stay in the village between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m., because as we know there is no tomfoolery going on there. Olympic buzz: What is it with these swimmers? 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Yet compared to Broadway’s “One Man, Two Guvnors” with comic/TV host James Corden, this production doesn’t milk all the shtick it might from a whirligig dinner scene and some trunk-moving tomfoolery. ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ equals delightful music, slapstick fun 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z At one point Wolfe takes Perkins out for a night of drunken tomfoolery, trying to infuse their bond — and the film — with some Jazz Age spontaneity. No work of 'Genius,' this literary drama is strictly by-the-book 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z The rhyming names, the matching sailor suits, the tomfoolery of mistaken identities, the two-places-at-the-same-time movie plot—genetics for gags. The Science of Identity and Difference 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z But the tomfoolery goes too far and mayhem ensues. The Talented Mr. Rubio: Has Marco officially turned into Matt Damon? 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Five chatty teens ferry over to a quaint but spooky island for a day of tomfoolery. Review: 'Oxenfree' Is a Narrative-Driven Mystery Worth Playing 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z The latest trailer for the movie was released this afternoon, and it's full of the financial tomfoolery, suited antics, and ridiculous haircuts that made the first trailer memorable. Watch a new trailer for Adam McKay's financial drama The Big Short 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Expect daft costumes, prop comedy, undersea tomfoolery and two supremely endearing performances. Amy Schumer is a 'sex comic' – and a radical one at that 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Malik's departure from the band has come with its fair share of Twitter tomfoolery and acrimony, most of it involving British producer Naughty Boy. Listen to One Direction's first post-Zayn single, 'Drag Me Down' 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z We want golf, not royal, ancient or American tomfoolery. Letters: Dodgers need more than a 1-2 punch 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z In these circumstances, some Republicans are level-headed enough to see that negotiations starting immediately are the only way to sidestep tomfoolery. To avoid a government shutdown in the fall, Congress needs to act now 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z "The people of Carson will not put up with this tomfoolery." Political infighting could cast Carson in poor light in NFL stadium race 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z He had taken one of Adler’s courses at the University of Chicago and had concluded that it was “tomfoolery,” but he seems to have liked the job. Saul Bellow’s Revenge 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z There was little chitchat, virtually no tomfoolery except for one lobbed snowball. The 2015 Alpine World Ski Championships From Above 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z There's a good reason for that, of course: they're too busy earning money for the airlines that own them to engage in any sort of photogenic tomfoolery. A five-Airbus formation flight is as beautiful and crazy as it sounds 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z It’s hard to say who is the bigger fool in this bit of tomfoolery. 7 worst right-wing moments of the week — Kevin Sorbo wants to remind Jews they “killed Jesus” 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z I try to bring that sense of play and tomfoolery into working out. Mark Fisher: A Day Away From the Ninjas 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z The entire incident speaks to the terrible ethics of Congress and its tomfoolery for having such a hearing. Republicans, at Hearing on Lost Emails, Accuse I.R.S. Chief of Lying 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z The tomfoolery spread to other sections, although we tried to make the joke a little more obvious so that no one felt totally duped in the end. Unscientific Unamerican, and Other April Fools' Jokes in SA History 2014-04-01T11:30:58Z The tomfoolery this year will be centered on the Ely Channel, an imaginary cable network with programming like “Log Cabin Log-in” and “Sauna Wars” and its own social media hashtag, #ChannelEly. Advertising: Beware the April Fools’ Jokes Coming From Madison Avenue 2014-04-01T00:12:49Z It was this bit of mathematical tomfoolery that first caught my attention when I watched Homer3, and I only spotted the other references on second and third viewings. Homer Simpson's scary maths problems 2013-10-31T00:13:13Z Bravo to the highest court in the land for moving ahead with oral arguments, despite the tomfoolery across the street in the Capitol. The Supreme Court Gets Down to Business 2013-10-07T10:00:18Z He runs the full gamut of his pre-kick preening, commiting assorted acts of ritualistic tomfoolery, before prancing ball-wards like a small dog running through long grass. Borussia Dortmund 4-1 Real Madrid - as it happened 2013-04-24T20:50:45Z We'll be back in a few minutes with starting lineups, predictions and assorted tomfoolery. Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers: ALDS Game 1 - live! 2012-10-06T21:42:09Z There's nothing quite like a grudge match, and these two have wanted a piece of each other since their impromptu bare-knuckle tomfoolery in Munich earlier this year. David Haye v Dereck Chisora – live! 2012-07-14T19:10:34Z Relatives and a priest gathered bedside, talking of Irish football and tomfoolery and politics. About New York: In Rory Staunton’s Fight for His Life, Signs That Went Unheeded 2012-07-11T18:28:53Z Winston Churchill even described the whole episode as 'obsolete tomfoolery' in a memo to the then Home Secretary Herbert Morrison. Witch woman 'should be pardoned' 2012-06-15T13:33:28Z But the rush to want the Hawks to trade Kane as a result of his latest tomfoolery baffles me. Haugh: Trading Kane would be irresponsible 2012-05-16T02:13:00Z One horrible consequence which has resulted from such tomfoolery, has been, the burning of hundreds of human beings at the stake, for not admitting so important a truth. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z To think of the traffic of the first city in the world being stopped for this contemptible tomfoolery! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, Nov. 11, 1887 2012-04-02T02:00:24.930Z I've no more time to waste on such tomfoolery," said the Emir then, angrily, "and no great taste for it, either, Captain Dove. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z For such tomfoolery and at such a time he had no use whatsoever. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z Officers of state ran septemvious, seeking an ape to counteract the bloodthirsty tomfoolery of the human species. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z I must keep out of these tomfooleries, though they have their uses. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Washington’s “New Traditions” slogan is just empty words unless management finally ends the long-running tomfoolery. Wizards need to part with Andray Blatche, JaVale McGee and Nick Young 2012-01-21T23:20:00Z I'll take my oath he was at the bottom of this tomfoolery. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z "Ah, well," she laughed, "some are bred for the minuet, and some for——" "—Less tomfoolery," he answered. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z The game plan also featured end arounds, pitch-outs to wide receivers, and various other bits of chicanery and tomfoolery. Redskins-Giants best and worst 2011-12-18T21:22:54Z It is a tale of boldface names and precious Manhattan real estate, of institutional loyalty and tenant tomfoolery. National Arts Club and O. Aldon James Jr. Battle 2011-12-15T02:00:06Z I regret the tomfoolery; I wince at the slang. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z It is our old friend the Doctor, with his Bolognese jargon, long-winded citations, insipid tomfooleries, and absurd pretensions to omniscience. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Cargan read beneath his arm the full-page advertisement of a land sale—the land sale he had come through all this tomfoolery to reach. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z “What do you mean by such tomfoolery?” asked the giant. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z The old greffier, then, came to Paris for the purpose of witnessing one of the sad tomfooleries of that unhappy profligate, who in better times had been his son. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z The Future: The Texans are the only team on this list with an unobstructed shot at a division crown, thanks to the Peyton Manning injury and the Jaguars’ tomfoolery at quarterback. Tanier: At 2-0, some are 'for real' and some are frauds 2011-09-22T15:56:54Z The salute, too, struck him as the height of absurdity—as a bit of tomfoolery in which he would have no part. Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls 2011-09-17T02:00:26.183Z They were from chaps, irritated, like myself, by all this awful tomfoolery. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z They hung 'round the market, and they patrolled the streets, and they had signs and countersigns, and more tomfoolery than would run a circus. The Other Fellow 2011-08-23T02:00:31.420Z Refused to take part in this project he called tomfoolery? Progress Report 2011-07-29T02:00:31.957Z How much longer is this tomfoolery going to last?” One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z I acted upon the dictum of one of the most successful men I ever knew, that "it's tomfoolery to send good money after bad." Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z We have had enough of the tomfoolery of wealth—I now begin to hunger 201 for the substance. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z “But you don’t really mean to say you believe in such arrant tomfoolery?” The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z If this tomfoolery actually worked, and it might, that could be the approach in selling it to his constituents. Progress Report 2011-07-29T02:00:31.957Z Just think, Marion," she continued, "of your father having to thole all this vulgar tomfoolery—he, that never sees a flash of humor, however broad and plain it may be. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z Do you know that is the worst tomfoolery this idiotic world ever gave birth to? Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z The whole party seemed to be one confounded whirl of tomfoolery.... The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z In came the man, and saw this tomfoolery. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z By the way, I think I occasionally hear a feeble pipe from a man to the effect that the girls are responsible for all the tomfoolery in the world. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z "Some skylarking or tomfoolery," he said; "or perhaps it's the Rough Alleys," he added. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z "How long is this tomfoolery to go on?" said he. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z We’re going ahead and find out what there is in that tomfoolery.” The Go Ahead Boys and the Mysterious Old House 2011-04-27T02:00:27.420Z That sort of polite conversation was a thing the Admiral detested; it was blank tomfoolery; soup without salt. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z When with the boys she dropped her tomfoolery, too. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z And to conclude in slightly unhinged fashion, here's some vaguely football-related April fools tomfoolery from the first world war. The Knowledge: April fool! 2011-03-29T23:10:01Z The colossal tomfoolery—the—the indecent way people were jubilating over the greatest disaster in history. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z "I never heard of the man, and I've had enough of your tomfoolery." The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z Maybe it's some tomfoolery about his ancestors, some flaw in the 'scutcheon of Conrad, or Leopold, that lived in the year nine. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z It's not so much more than a week since you lost your place because o' that infernal tomfoolery of a procession. Vestigia Vol. II. 2011-02-04T03:00:22.950Z "I suppose I can do what other fellows have had to do," he grumbled, "but I can't see any sense in such tomfoolery." Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale 2011-02-03T03:00:10.883Z “See here, Steinbaum, what tomfoolery is this?” cried the American wrathfully. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z But the immature tomfoolery has no more resemblance to the stern, actual diversion than a donkey-race has to the Derby. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z It looked initially in replays like the Vikings had committed their own act of sideline tomfoolery on Hester's touchdown. 10 thoughts on Bears' big win 2010-12-21T22:26:31Z West after their traditional early-season tomfoolery, though injuries are now mounting. The Fifth Down: Week 13 N.F.L. Matchups 2010-12-03T14:00:00Z So enamored of their tomfoolery, the Saints paid tribute to the move when their kickoff team opened an August intrasquad scrimmage with the same play, called "Ambush." Element of surprise key to onside kicks 2010-09-06T20:42:00Z “It is your tomfoolery, not mine,” came the heated retort. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z I have tasted the joys of Carnival elsewhere—at Rome in Papal times and at Paris in Imperial times—but never did the tomfoolery like me less. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z Unfortunately, the bad news is that certain media figures are choosing to mimic such partisan tomfoolery on the left. In today's media, substance is no match for BS 2010-04-08T00:20:00Z Men have been tricked into all sorts of tomfoolery by their compassionate feelings. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories I told him exactly how I felt: that I was growing impatient of all the tomfoolery of college; that I wanted work more sure of manly results, more broadening, more full of character. The Seven-Branched Candlestick The Schooldays of Young American Jew What other planet could boast of such simultaneously astonishing ingenuity and wondrous tomfoolery? The Secret of the Ninth Planet I thought you couldn't, and just listen to your roars now over some tomfoolery. Life on the Stage You didn't suppose that I should allow such a piece of tomfoolery as that to be passed over without saying anything about it! Ayala's Angel O some tomfoolery or other about the man having nothing to eat but hay for two days, and his brother dying over at the Forge. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution When tomfoolery turns to foolishness its perpetrators are only too anxious for a chance to abandon it. The Seven-Branched Candlestick The Schooldays of Young American Jew For any man therefore, when not in the field, to strut about with a loaded weapon in his possession now-a-days is simply bombastic tomfoolery. Hints on the Use and Handling of Firearms Generally, and the Revolver in Particular Simply because I didn't have the heart to indulge in any more dancing or tomfoolery of that sort when my dear girl had been dragged away from me as though I were a leper. The Riddle of the Night "What's all this tomfoolery about printing the truth in the Star?" he burst out. Hempfield A Novel I have just taken a wife, and am in want of ready money to buy some of the customary tomfooleries of the occasion. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience My father eyed us and shook his head thoughtfully, looking at my mother as though to say: "She's encouraging the child in all this tomfoolery." Geraldine Farrar The Story of an American Singer “How long is this tomfoolery going on?” he demanded. Jacob's Ladder Do you know, youngster, that all this tomfoolery is got up for you? That Boy Of Norcott's And when he did not make an immediate answer, she said angrily: "You never consented to any such tomfoolery!" Helen Grant's Schooldays Turning to Mr. Hearty he said, "You will be charged with causing obstruction with all this tomfoolery." Adventures of Bindle I must say, however, that you would do well to see that the dining-room door is shut when next you are amusing yourself with that kind of tomfoolery. Leonore Stubbs "The Champs �llys�s are surely long enough for such tomfoolery," said the quartermaster, in a gruff, savage tone. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I It was certainly much more beneficial for young women to read about such things than to fill their heads with the scandal and tomfoolery of these later times. Pretty Michal What tomfoolery is that?” alluding to the manner in which the colors were disposed of. Wau-nan-gee or the Massacre at Chicago A Romance of the American Revolution See here, Cap’n, there’s no occasion for an unnecessary amount of tomfoolery about this thing. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 Vivid memories of Lord Medenham’s chivalrous courtesy—his lordship’s dashed tomfoolery he called it—warned him that life was about to assume new interests. Cynthia's Chauffeur Piety Afflicted, by the Capuchin Esprit de Bosroger, is a work immortal in the annals of tomfoolery. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages "To church your red tomfooleries never shall go while I have a membership there!" The Red Moccasins A Story There is none of the bait-stealing tomfoolery of the cunner, none of the dancing hilarity of the pollock. Old Plymouth Trails “I don’t see the good of any such tomfoolery,” said the other. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston First there was that Bible, a book as big as your head, which I had let myself in for by my own tomfoolery. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) “And, pray, what’s the meaning of all this tomfoolery?” asked the Giant. East of the Sun and West of the Moon Old Tales from the North It did not occur to me to smoke danger in this tomfoolery. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) I want a wife, and I want a girl who hasn't been spoilt by the tomfoolery of the world. The Beggar Man So, when the Prince of Wales’s marriage was celebrated at Mentone by a dinner to the Mentonese, it was proposed to give them solid English fare—roast beef and plum pudding, and no tomfoolery. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 But tomfoolery, though, when properly and not inordinately indulged, one of the best things in life, must, like the other good things of life, come to an end. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 I don't know whether he's said any tomfoolery about it to you, or may do so in time to come. The Broom-Squire He had me located—no tomfoolery about that. Sight Gag The spirit of what tomfoolery has possessed you, mother, I’d like to know? Jessica, the Heiress We don't want this tomfoolery, nor to be treated like children. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Cap Pike might have tagged along to discourse on the general tomfoolery of a partner who picks up a damsel in distress at every fork of the trail. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine Oh, it was the biggest piece of tomfoolery ever heard of for them to start on such a journey, but what are you to expect of two young persons dead in love with each other?” A Waif of the Mountains “When is the carnival, and when does this piece of tomfoolery come off?” he inquired, with winning grace of diction. The First Violin A Novel He only despised tomfoolery more emphatically than his neighbours. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice Their profanation of God's holy name and their sacrilegious oaths are regretted, but they will never do much harm in Ireland, where the people laugh at their "fantastic tomfoolery." Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule I guess it's about time that fellow come out and exploded some of this tomfoolery. The Faith Healer A Play in Three Acts In January Cicero wrote to his friend Curio, and told him with disgust of the tomfooleries which were being carried on at the election of Quæstors. The Life of Cicero Volume II. She wanted to hire somebody to take charge of the store while we're gone, and to sell out the things on her old plan; but that's all tomfoolery. The Squirrel Inn His opinion is that life is too serious a business for tomfoolery and far too tragic for needless ostentation of sentiment. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice It was plain that they meant business, and that the demonstration was no mere empty tomfoolery. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule I remember I answered him something like this: "Well, husband, the men have been in the tomfoolery business a long time; perhaps the Lord is going to call us into partnership with them." Introduction to the Science of Sociology What does this piece of tomfoolery mean—‘dressmaking undertaken—ladies waited upon at their own residences’? Not Like Other Girls There were a deal of rules about the fashioning of shirt collars and the hemming of sheets and the sewing on of buttons and the folding of bandages which The Woman characterised as tomfoolery. In Orchard Glen "She must think me a prize sort of idiot to have come here with such tomfoolery." Tatterdemalion It was a relief to watch this amusing but thoroughly refined tomfoolery, and to know that no problem lurked beneath it. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 He skipped and danced and sang; he went through all the drollery and tomfoolery, all the old comic business he could recall. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. What on earth do you mean by all this tomfoolery?” demanded Mr. Mayne, unable to believe his ears. Not Like Other Girls Kamerer, I was sure, would not put his patrons through these degrading tomfooleries. The Talking Horse And Other Tales But he said some uncommon wise things about having to do with such friends as T. B. So, Harry East, if you please, no more tomfoolery after to-day. Tom Brown at Oxford Because this young girl wished to deceive, we are to conclude that mediumism is “tomfoolery,” as you are pleased to express it? Fruits of Culture "Just look here, Carruthers; did you ever see such a piece of arrant tomfoolery——" He turned his head, and saw it was not Carruthers. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War And away they went—Mademoiselle d’Oliva to report to her employers, and the cardinal, in a seventh heaven of ineffable tomfoolery, to his hotel. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages And what he said to Wallis was this: "What the deuce does this tomfoolery mean?" The Rose-Garden Husband And I know you, in spite of them tomfoolery dresses you've got on. Dave Porter and His Rivals or, The Chums and Foes of Oak Hall I declare I’ll resume every house I’ve let him have for his tomfooleries, and have a gin bottle blown as big as an ox as a sign for each of them.’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster "What do you mean with this tomfoolery?" demanded Fletcher, perceiving an impatient frown on the face of his chief. In A New World or, Among The Gold Fields Of Australia I ought to be above feeling annoyed at this tomfoolery—but these conjuring fellows go too far. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 24, 1887 At the bottom of his heart he was also wondering why the greybeards of the mess stood all this tomfoolery without protest. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions I suppose the people will have all the satin slipper and rice throwing tomfoolery.” Witness to the Deed "I know very well what sort of poetic tomfoolery you are talking about, Nelsen," he said. The Planet Strappers This is another of your tomfooleries, I'm sure! Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life "Don't you know, girl, that the whole business was tomfoolery?" The Last Woman But when Barber saw the curtains, he called them "tomfoolery," and tore them down. The Rich Little Poor Boy So, much against their own inclination and the advice of the carman, who characterised the proceedings as “tomfoolery,” they alighted, and attempted to take the short cut across the fields to Saint Dominic’s. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story She made fun of what she called his tomfoolery, which prevented him from turning his position to account. Renée Mauperin And you, a level-headed Scotchman, old enough to be your own father, actually gulp down such tomfoolery! The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play This is not the time for tomfoolery; we want men who will keep a tight hand over us, and make us into fair soldiers. A Girl of the Commune His entire demeanour said, "To think that I should have carried the gaff, and gillied good salmon fishermen for years, and be degraded into this mean tomfoolery." Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler “All very well,” said Raikes, one of the monitors; “but if the Fifth will stick their tomfoolery out in the passage, there’s sure to be a row.” The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story After some further conversation, the subjects being, if I remember right, college education, priggism, church authority, tomfoolery, and the like, I rose and said to my host, “I must now leave you”. Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest How long is this tomfoolery to go on?” The Lady of the Basement Flat He then proceeds to set forth that a certain "tomfoolery lemma," with its "tomfoolery" superstructure, "never had existence outside the shallow brains of its inventor," Euclid. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I After some farther conversation, the subjects p. 126being, if I remember right, college education, priggism, church authority, tomfoolery, and the like, I rose and said to my host, “I must now leave you.” Lavengro The Scholar - The Gypsy - The Priest, Vol. 2 (of 2) Piety Afflicted, by the Capuchin Esprit de Bosrager, is a work immortal in the annals of tomfoolery. The Superstitions of Witchcraft "You see?" he whispered to Hillard, who was rather amused at this tomfoolery. The Lure of the Mask Be assured, if Hercules had been of Anglo-Saxon blood, Omphale would never have set him down to spin; but being what he was, I could swear he went through his tomfoolery gracefully. Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General "Has it anything to do with that piece of tomfoolery?" Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters What exactly the tomfoolery is that expert typists engage on after they have typed a document, I have never been able to discover. Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 What I wish to know is, why one needs all this war-paint and tomfoolery. Aunt Judith The Story of a Loving Life I used to laugh to myself and say it was all tomfoolery, and old women’s tales; but it’s true enough, as I know now, to my sorrow.” Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea “I don’t want you to do that tomfoolery to me.” The Rajah of Dah That piece of tomfoolery, as you call it, is a sail. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters “Then perhaps, sir, you will explain to me what is the meaning of that piece of tomfoolery?” Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai But, for all that, their brains wither under luxury, often by their own vices or tomfooleries, and mental barrenness is the result. Pushing to the Front "What is the meaning of this tomfoolery?" asked Albert Marlowe, uneasily. Five Hundred Dollars or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret I am astonished to hear you talking such utter tomfoolery; I set you down as having more common sense!” Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship "After you were here last," she said, "I spoke to Edward as I promised, and, of course, he laughed the whole thing to scorn, and was very rude about our tomfoolery." Seen and Unseen Then there’s a lot of old fogies who belong to a society or something, and go and measure, old Blunderbore round the chest and biceps, and photograph him, and all sorts of tomfoolery. Boycotted And Other Stories “What tomfoolery is this?” he demanded, looking angrily round. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life For my mistress said the child was over young; and my master told me I had somewhat else to think of than such tomfoolery. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess The truth being, he is guilty of a tomfoolery among principles at the start. Brother Copas Church, parson, clerk, beadle, glass coach, bells, breakfast, bridecake, favours, marrow-bones, cleavers, and all the rest of the tomfoolery. The Cricket on the Hearth Thou wouldst not display such drain�d flanks unless occupied in some tomfoolery. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus Maybe it is a whim; maybe it is plain tomfoolery; every man has his weak side—I have mine. A Son of the Hills After some further conversation, the subjects being, if I remember right, college education, priggism, church authority, tomfoolery, and the like, I rose and said to my host, “I must now leave you.” Lavengro the Scholar - the Gypsy - the Priest Thus we find ourselves in the presence of conditions not unlike those which produced the tomfooleries of the court of Louis XVI and the musettes, bergerettes and aubades of French song. Some Forerunners of Italian Opera Meaning that tomfoolery of this sort never pays. The Swindler and Other Stories "I'm a man of peace, but when there's fightin' to be done, I say go to it and no tomfoolery." Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates If another Dickens were to break out to-morrow with the riotous tomfoolery of Pickwick at the trial, or of Weller and Stiggins, a thousand lucid criticisms would denounce it as vulgar balderdash. Studies in Early Victorian Literature "If there is any sense in this tomfoolery about Joan," Martin mused, "it must apply to Nancy also." The Shield of Silence Jest said it was papa, and her name was peshious, or some such tomfoolery. By the Light of the Soul A Novel "Don't you think," he said, "that you have carried this tomfoolery of yours far enough?" The Swindler and Other Stories But the most tomfoolery of all is reading. Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance Why don't you give up this tomfoolery and come home to me and the boy? The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton Dr. Marlowe had placed his hand on the butt of his revolver at his hip, meaning to whip out the weapon and fire before the miscreant had finished his high-sounding tomfoolery. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring Yes," said he, "it will be a pretty story of tomfoolery for them all to hear. Prince Fortunatus Put that tomfoolery down, Cora, and listen to me, both of you! For Woman's Love Hasn't he had a lesson in yesterday's tomfoolery and what came of it? The Wharf by the Docks A Novel "What I want to know, Alfred Burton, is first how long this tomfoolery is to last, and secondly what it all means?" The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton It's all accounted for now," he said, "the piles of money that boy had abroad, his privacy with his mother, and all the other tomfoolery I could not understand. Family Pride Or, Purified by Suffering Is there no piece of tomfoolery too great for you? Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities Yes, I have—and I wish I'd kept out of this infernal tomfoolery. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 10, 1892 But the idiotic interpolations, and the gross tomfoolery the actors occasionally permit themselves in the later scenes of the play, should not be tolerated by the audience upon any plea or pretext whatever. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character You’re a coward at heart, for it’s fear, not any tomfoolery of morals, that keeps your mouth shut. Children of the Mist It was just the kind of speech which was wanted at a moment when the general air is rent with the rhodomontade and tomfoolery of Ulster. Sketches in the House (1893) Now, what tomfoolery is he up to, do you suppose? The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf He'll soon get hold of some other tomfoolery there, and forget this. Mount Music What tomfoolery he packed into that chest is none o' my consarn. Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper Don't get up to any tomfoolery while I am away! The Lamp in the Desert And my men—conceivably—may have voted in the minority, against any such tomfoolery; yet, when the vote is given, it will be a punishable offence for them, and me, to work overtime? Marcella "Oh," she said, "the place is lovely enough, and in a little while one becomes accustomed to the tomfoolery." Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 "Here's tomfoolery that would be as seasonable at a funeral," said he, and he advanced again, still hiding his face. Clementina Are you going to be all night over this 'ere tomfoolery? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, June 20, 1891 This horse was twenty-three years old, yet it went as fast as though all that tomfoolery men talk about progress were true, and as though things got better by the process of time. Hills and the Sea Even in the tomfoolery of a horde of undergraduates he can only see a symbol of the ancient office of ridicule in the scheme of morals. Robert Browning And besides, I made out all that tomfoolery last summer. The Rules of the Game All this business with colored lights and chords on that old organ is only tomfoolery. Back to Methuselah The atomic disembodied villager has no notion of rioting, ça-ira singing, or any of the tomfooleries of revolution. Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series I strove to point out that my "tomfoolery" in Sabugal had as a matter of fact put a stop to the very scheme of General Trant's which he condemned. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales Just at this moment the other suddenly remembers that he would have avoided all this tomfoolery if he had only kept to the right, and tries to make good on this hypothesis. Said the Observer When he felt he was not under observation, and that tomfoolery would not be frowned upon or gazed at with astonishment, he gave himself up without reserve to healthy amusement and strengthening mirth. Yesterdays with Authors "Oh, don't be giving me any of your tomfoolery," said I. "This is the Thirty-third," said another. Who Goes There? "If you don't get your pack of tomfoolery out of here quick, I'll get it out for you," and he bore down on Westcott fiercely. The Mystery of Metropolisville Then, of course, all this secrecy was sheer tomfoolery, exactly calculated to put a careful man on his guard; as it has actually done. The Mystery of 31 New Inn You regret all the old forms of representative government—their spectres still haunt the world, the voting councils, and parliaments and all that eighteenth century tomfoolery. The Sleeper Awakes A Revised Edition of When the Sleeper Wakes It all looks well enough, if you don't spoil it by your tomfoolery. Brave Tom The Battle That Won He had never heard of any skipper undertaking a piece of tomfoolery like this. The Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other Stories Like Mr. Tapster, he had thought all this tomfoolery, but while Bubbles had been speaking to, or at, his sister, he had felt amazed, as well as acutely uncomfortable. From out the Vasty Deep What sort of tomfoolery are you talking to us? Armenian Literature We speak feelingly, for we knew the youth at Trinity Hall, and have a tenderness even for his tomfooleries. Famous Reviews Small sticks burned by the Chinese in their pagan tomfoolery, in imitation of certain sacred rites of our holy religion. The Devil's Dictionary "Anyway, all this tomfoolery is a great waste of time," continued the lady, glancing up and down the jury disparagingly. The Mysterious Affair at Styles You regret all the old forms of representative government—their spectres still haunt the world, the voting councils and parliaments and all that eighteenth century tomfoolery You feel moved against our Pleasure Cities. When the Sleeper Wakes Enough of this tomfoolery,” said the officer sternly, “or I will have you put under arrest in your own house.” Almayer's Folly: a story of an Eastern river The exhilaration which I had won in the air and which had carried me into the tomfoolery of the past half-hour was ebbing. Mr. Standfast I was beginning to think that Blenkiron was carrying his tomfoolery too far, so I went to see Sir Walter, but he told me to keep my mind easy. Greenmantle She's gadding off somewhere with Diana, writing stories or practicing dialogues or some such tomfoolery, and never thinking once about the time or her duties. Anne of Green Gables Or if he does answer this question, he won't be able to answer a hundred other tomfooleries. The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes; his fortunes and misfortunes as told by himself So, when the Prince of Wales’s marriage was celebrated at Mentone by a dinner to the Mentonese, it was proposed to give them solid English fare—roast beef and plum pudding, and no tomfoolery. Memories and Portraits Otherwise, why should the tomfoolery which I have witnessed this evening have set my nerves thrilling so that even now I am all unstrung? The Parasite First there was that Bible, a book as big as your head, which I had let myself in for by my own tomfoolery. Island Nights' Entertainments There is only one explanation that seems in any way to account for this vast tomfoolery. The Ways of Men How was it that everything seemed natural and sensible to him, which these uncles, vicars, and other grown-up men took for the merest tomfoolery? The Golden Age Do what you like, laddie—but I say, mind, if anything should happen, no tomfoolery over my grave. The Stark Munro Letters They originated all that tomfoolery for their own individual delectation. Dear Enemy "There's some tomfoolery going on here that has to be investigated." The Innocence of Father Brown The pressure has been too high all day for the overworked man and his énervée wife to desire any but the lightest tomfoolery in an entertainment. The Ways of Men Well, I think it's all tomfoolery, the way she's going on. The Rise of Silas Lapham There," he exclaimed, bitterly, with a ring in his voice that checked Ted's laughter on the instant, "your tomfoolery has fixed us at last. The Raid from Beausejour; and How the Carter Boys Lifted the Mortgage Because this young girl wished to deceive, we are to conclude that mediumism is "tomfoolery," as you are pleased to express it? Redemption and two other plays Well, it is satisfactory to be told, however obscurely, that this sort of thing is coming to an end some day, to be replaced by some other tomfoolery. Alarms and Discursions "What a lot of tomfoolery people choose to believe, don't they?" Sanine A man must be a glutton for tomfoolery if he could not be satisfied with that.' Lord Kilgobbin He's amusing himself with this tomfoolery; he finds it pay, no doubt.' A Desperate Character and Other Stories No tomfoolery! row hard, and put some heart into the work! The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 But in case there should be here or there one happy man who has never heard of such twisted tomfooleries, I will rapidly remind you what this legal fiction is. Alarms and Discursions Come, you, who have been brought up among the class which to-day gives us all our great men, show us that a liberal education is mere tomfoolery. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 Edmund," he said, after mumbling for a while under his breath, "this is the most utter tomfoolery that ever I heard of. A Columbus of Space Grant isn't the man to make a fool of himself without outside pressure, and in the end a sacrifice to principle is always some ridiculous tomfoolery that can't be come at in any other way. The Philistines Enough of tomfoolery, assume a grave demeanour; unknown to my master I am going to take bread and meat; and when I have fed well, I shall resume my work. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 We lost two of our best hands this week—threw down their tools and quit, for some tomfoolery they wouldn't have noticed a month ago. A Touch of Sun and Other Stories This is the last time I'm going to lend myself to such tomfoolery! Lucky Pehr Any tomfoolery and you will go off," replied the Parson sternly—"out of this world into the next—pop! as you say yourself. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea For God's sake take all that tomfoolery from off your head. Life in the Backwoods Now, there must be an end to this tomfoolery. Hunger So he wanted a piece of one of them tomfoolery kind for the little cuss to speak the last day of school. Remarks He calls it a collection of crazy tricks or tomfooleries, galskaber, an expression which carries with it, in this sense, a confession of wilful paradox. Henrik Ibsen The solemn dignity, too, with which he carried off this tomfoolery was not the least laughable part of it. Life in the Clearings versus the Bush Well, this is no time for tomfoolery of that sort! Three Dramas I don't know what the object of this tomfoolery is, if it has one. First Plays "This is a serious matter," he said at last, "and I don't want any tomfoolery." The Treasure of the Incas Three cases of women have I had this morning, all frightened into cholera, by their own confession, by last night's tomfoolery.—Came home howling, fainted, and were taken before morning. Two Years Ago, Volume II. I tell you, Mr. Harris, I've had tomfoolery enough for one night, and I ain't going down in the hold and dig around in cargo and get the crew suspicious. The Devil's Admiral When one passes and listens to this tomfoolery, and sees the emaciated and overworked men in war-time, swaying to the sounds of music, and enjoying it, one's very gall rises. Towards the Goal Oh, well, I suppose not, but—but—well, I wish I had been left to pay the price of my tomfoolery all alone. Dave Darrin's Second Year at Annapolis Or, Two Midshipmen as Naval Academy "Youngsters" Well; if you have the time to waste on such tomfoolery. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 03 "What is this latest tomfoolery about a kindergarten?" A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill He liked Laurent on account of his tomfoolery, which made him laugh. Theresa Raquin I like him and I don't like him; and for all your tomfoolery and mischief, there is good stuff in you—stuff that any woman might be proud of. Man on the Box The King of this place may tolerate all this tomfoolery, but we won't. The King of the Dark Chamber She didn't care about fuss and feathers, and every other kind of tomfoolery, like all the rest of you, but she was as—as modest as a girl, and as sensitive. The Iron Woman For all that she draws her salary and gets away with all that tomfoolery--guess because she can smile and humbug some people--them red-headed women are all like that, boy. Amanda — a Daughter of the Mennonites "You will be so good as to consider the result of such tomfoolery—to me." The Awakening of Helena Richie No, such tomfooleries are limited to this insane world. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 George Fox, the founder of the Society of Friends, in an address 'To such as follow the world's fashions,' gives an almost incredible description of the tomfooleries of dress which prevailed. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 What you can see in this tomfoolery about Christmas Eve is beyond me. Mr. Bingle The father of Lyman Mertzheimer, who had been so loud in his denunciation of the tomfoolery baskets and dried weeds, suddenly developed an intense interest in a tray of butterflies and milkweed. Amanda — a Daughter of the Mennonites "Then why waste all the session in that tomfoolery of trying members?" The Gilded Age, Part 6. I mean to make him understand that his days of tomfoolery are over! The Pot Boiler "And now, citizen Chauvelin," he said roughly, "perhaps you will be good enough to explain what is the meaning of all this tomfoolery." The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel I despise the tomfoolery of courts and ceremonies. The Maid of Maiden Lane "Young man, don't tell me that you are a believer in Faith Healing, and such-like tomfoolery; disease is a great and terrible reality, and must be met and overcome by a real means." The Broad Highway She foresaw an immense family fuss, endless tomfoolery, the upsetting of her existence, the destruction of her calm. The Old Wives' Tale Well then, drop this tomfoolery and go on! The Pot Boiler I didn't think there could be anything wrong in the whole affair—just the tomfoolery of a man who has got the betting mania and in whose pocket money is just burning a hole. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel Then I saw in one of those little miscellaneous shops—news, sweets, toys, stationery, belated Christmas tomfoolery, and so forth—an array of masks and noses. The Invisible Man It strikes me as the most elaborate and dreariest tomfoolery I have ever seen, but I doubt if I am in the humour to judge it fairly. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 We crossed the line on the 13th of this month, and as one of the uninitiated I went through the usual tomfoolery practised on that occasion. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 As I mounted the stairs to the drawing-room floor, I heard a sound of voices—the murmur of laughter; idiotic guffaws, suppressed giggles, the masculine and feminine varieties of tomfoolery. Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose I'm not going to have this night spoiled by any tomfoolery of Talbot's, I don't care what he says. Kennedy Square "Be a change for us city chaps," he suggested; and then exploding at what he called his "tomfoolery," set the dining-net all a-quivering and shaking. We of the Never-Never Guess Miss Lucy is all right, and she knows enough to stay away when all this tomfoolery's goin' on. Tides of Barnegat The particular kind of tomfoolery you are up to doesn't matter. The Red Planet "No, sir; I never hankered after book-larnin' tomfoolery, and other freedom frauds." At the Mercy of Tiberius Among others, Smith thought it was nothing but a piece of tomfoolery and likely to bring trouble ere long. This Country of Ours "That I liked knowing you;—that was frank enough;—that I liked knowing you because I knew that there would be no tomfoolery of love-making." The Duke's Children What could it have to do——" "Then it's some political tomfoolery? The Gadfly He hasn't been in here for some time, so I know he's at work on some tomfoolery or other. The Fortunes of Oliver Horn No. I had enough of that sort of romantic tomfoolery with Rachel. Man and Superman In this way they waste the whole year with tomfoolery and fiddle-faddle, only in order to avoid doing the king's service. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 "I don't say whether it is tomfoolery, as you call it, or not; but whatever it is, you began it." The Duke's Children But unfortunately, the consequences of this inappropriate tomfoolery have not disappeared with it. My Life and My Efforts "I s'pose he's out at some of his tomfoolery," conjectured the visitor, in a tone of virtuous conviction. Cabbages and Kings It is worth a walk to the Palace to witness that magnificent piece of tomfoolery. The Book of Snobs Of course, my tomfoolery might compromise her; yet certain other feelings and desires had begun to form themselves in my brain. The Gambler But what if it were not tomfoolery at all? The Duke's Children Let's drop this childish tomfoolery about plots and mysteries and try to get reasonably sane again. The Pit Prop Syndicate But I,' says the brain, 'flatly refuse to be mixed up in this tomfoolery. And Even Now Let them do what they liked with him, he could take no more part in this awful and horrid tomfoolery. Resurrection Every one laughed uproariously, as they always do at an already admitted readiness, and Sir Walter, turning suddenly purple, shouted out: "Do you know who you are talking to, with your confounded tomfooleries?" The Club of Queer Trades "We have no time for tomfoolery," said the Secretary, breaking in savagely. The Man Who Was Thursday, a nightmare They crowned a king this day, and there has been great rejoicing and elaborate tomfoolery, and I am perplexed and saddened. The People of the Abyss We are in a civilised land here, and we can’t have tomfoolery of this kind. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes An end to the silly confusion, under the one name of Art, of the tomfoolery and make-believe of our play-hours with the higher methods of teaching men to know themselves! An Unsocial Socialist "I never talk tomfooleries," said the other, "without first knowing my audience." The Club of Queer Trades This ain't any little international tomfoolery, like a universal peace congress or the christening of the Shamrock IV. Roads of Destiny I have been told of this infernal tomfoolery," he said, "but I didn't believe it till now. The Two Destinies Well," said she, "I guess I sha'n't give up my nice room for any such tomfoolery as that. The Wind in the rose-bush and other stories of the supernatural He thought there was a great deal of tomfoolery about them, and he viewed the gradual loss of faith in drugs with alarm. The Breaking Point That comes of no tomfoolery in eating, and a good regular brushing night and morning. In a German Pension Here's tomfoolery for you; a pretty show of authority! Sons of the Soil Officers of state ran septemvious, seeking an ape, to counteract the bloodthirsty tomfoolery of the human species. The Cloister and the Hearth How can you, a grown man, waste money on a seat to witness such tomfoolery! Paul Kelver, a Novel "We have had enough of this tomfoolery," he said scornfully. The Malefactor I tell you I am disgusted with this adventure tomfoolery and rot. Adventure And he more than once wondered how rational humans could waste their time in such tomfoolery and childish things as all conventionalities seemed to be. Rolf in the Woods I regret I permitted myself to be a party to such tomfoolery. Diary of a Nobody It takes two to make a row, and I, for one, refuse to have anything to do with such tomfoolery.” Adventure |
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