Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the following Idiom/Phrase -
Fool's Paradise
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → being happy for foolish or unfounded reasons
A person living in a fool's paradise is happy because of a false belief, unaware of the real, usually unpleasant, situation. The happiness rests on foolish or unfounded hopes and is sure to end when the truth comes out.
Example: He is living in a fool's paradise if he thinks he can pass without studying.
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