 English Proverbs A-1. Fill in the blank. A fool and his are soon parted. Hair, wife, money, friends. The answer is money. What in the world does this mean? A fool and his money are soon parted. Let's break it down. A fool is a person who says or does stupid things. For example, a foolish person. The opposite would be a wise person. Parted here means separated, like when you say goodbye. For example, he parted with his girlfriend last week. Soon here means quickly. In this case it kind of means easily as well. To sum up, a fool and his money are soon parted means it's easy to separate a fool from his money. You can also say a fool and her money are soon parted. It's easy to separate money from a fool. Goodbye cash. So there you have it. A fool and her money are soon parted. You can easily take advantage of fools. But don't do it. Especially don't be a fool when it comes to money. To learn more English Proverbs and idioms, see video at link. Or check out our websites for more free English learning resources. eslgold.com and freeenglishstudy.com