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Common Phrases Invented By Shakespeare By Lee Jamieson by TRWConsult(m): 1:19pm On Jun 30, 2014 |
Shakespeare has had a huge influence on the English language. Some people today reading Shakespeare for the first time complain that the language is difficult to read and understand, yet we are still using hundreds of words and phrases coined by him in our everyday conversation. Phrases Coined by Shakespeare You have probably quoted Shakespeare thousands of times without realizing it. If your homework gets you “in a pickle”, your friends have you “in stitches”, or your guests “eat you out of house and home”, then you’re quoting Shakespeare. Here are some of the most popular Shakespeare phrases in common use today: • A laughing stock (The Merry Wives of Windsor) • A sorry sight (Macbeth) • As dead as a doornail (Henry VI) • Eaten out of house and home (Henry V, Part 2) • Fair play (The Tempest) • I will wear my heart upon my sleeve (Othello) • In a pickle (The Tempest) • In stitches (Twelfth Night) • In the twinkling of an eye (The Merchant Of Venice) • Mum's the word (Henry VI, Part 2) • Neither here nor there (Othello) • Send him packing (Henry IV) • Set your teeth on edge (Henry IV) • There's method in my madness (Hamlet) • Too much of a good thing (As You Like It) • Vanish into thin air (Othello) |
Re: Common Phrases Invented By Shakespeare By Lee Jamieson by Omexonomy: 1:28pm On Jun 30, 2014 |
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Re: Common Phrases Invented By Shakespeare By Lee Jamieson by Omexonomy: 1:29pm On Jun 30, 2014 |
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Re: Common Phrases Invented By Shakespeare By Lee Jamieson by myads890(m): 1:49pm On Jun 30, 2014 |
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