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Definition be unfortunate/unlucky/unwise/stupid etc enough to do something in British English

be unfortunate/unlucky/unwise/stupid etc enough to do something phrase

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used after adjectives that mean 'stupid' or 'not lucky' for saying that someone does something stupid or that something bad happens to them

Example

Surely the government wouldn't be foolish enough to ignore public opinion.

Example

They had been unfortunate enough to become infected with the virus.

Definition be unfortunate/unlucky/unwise/stupid etc enough to do something in British English