I read these sentences on Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Korean Dictionary:
1. Standing there on stage I felt a complete idiot.
2. I felt like a complete idiot.
3. He felt an utter fool.

The grammar in 1 and 3 (feel + noun [complement]) is unfamiliar to me. I’ve only heard people saying feel + like + noun.

Does the sentence ‘I felt a complete idiot’ have different meaning than ‘I felt like a complete idiot’?

Question

I read these sentences on Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Korean Dictionary:
1. Standing there on stage I felt a complete idiot. 
2. I felt like a complete idiot. 
3. He felt an utter fool.

The grammar in 1 and 3 (feel + noun [complement]) is unfamiliar to me. I’ve only heard people saying feel + like + noun.

Does the sentence ‘I felt a complete idiot’ have different meaning than ‘I felt like a complete idiot’?

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Hi! The only difference I can see between the two is that when 'like' is NOT used, it sounds noticeably MORE formal. When 'like' is there, it sounds more informal/casual.

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I agree with Barbara,   Also, I would add that most of the time LIKE would be included.

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Hi, they mean exactly the same thing.

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