[Vocabulary] A fool of a man

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Once I've discovered such a phrase "A bull of a man" and then "a ghost of a smile". Can I say like this "A fool of a man"?
 
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Marina Gaidar said:
Once I've discovered such a phrase "A bull of a man" and then "a ghost of a smile". Can I say like this "A fool of a man"?
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Yes, I should think so, in the context of your story.
 
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