Or will he try to cockblock you, just stand there like an idiot or make a fool of himself and you?

或者他会不会妨碍你，像傻瓜一样的只站在那儿，让他自己和你看上去像个傻瓜？

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Are you trying to make a fool of me?

你想把我当傻瓜吗？

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Don't have any more to do with him, he's trying to make a fool of you.

别再理他了，他正在捉弄你呢。

《新英汉大辞典》

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