it v-link N to-inf
The 'folly' group
These nouns are used to indicate that an action or state is bad or wrong in some way.arrogance bad etiquette bad manners bad practice folly heresy lunacy madness nonsense rubbish treason
It is bad manners to complain about food.
It would be folly to assume that this type of relationship is unique.
It is still heresy to question the party's basic claim to control every lever of political power.
It's rubbish to say he drinks a lot.
Arrogance, folly, madness, and nonsense are sometimes followed by a prepositional phrase beginning with for. This pattern is it v-link N for n to-inf.
He thinks it's nonsense for the government to claim this as a return to democracy.
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