馬鹿らしい

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 馬鹿らしい, read ばからしい, denotes an assessment that an action, cost, or situation is foolish or ridiculous.
• Basic usage: It judges quarreling over rumor and continuing to pay high fees as foolish or ridiculous.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Judging an action or situation
  • It usually judges an action, cost, or situation as unreasonable rather than directly calling a person stupid.