The meaning and origin of the expression: More fool you

More fool you

What's the meaning of the phrase 'More fool you'?

Said in reply to someone who has reported doing something that is considered to be obviously foolish.

What's the origin of the phrase 'More fool you'?

The meaning and origin of the phrase 'More fool you' From Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, 1596:

BIANCA: The more fool you, for laying on my duty.

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