WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
William Shakespeare, respectfully and lovingly
is also referred to as the Bard of Avon. He is also regarded as the greatest
writer in the English language.
The following are all examples of words,
phrases that Shakespeare introduced into the English language.
These are some of Shakespeare’s well known
quotes. What is not known is that we use these phrases that he made so famous
that they are the foundations of the English language.
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All that glitters is not gold.
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Life is a tale, told by an idiot,
Full of sound and fury
Signifying nothing.
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Hell is empty and all the devils are here.
Here are some phrases in daily use.
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tut, tut
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but me no buts
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it is all one to me
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for goodness sake
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what the Dickens
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as good luck would have it
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clear out bag and baggage
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the game is up
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your own flesh and blood
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lie low
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crack of dawn
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foul play
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teeth set on edge
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one fell swoop
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without rhyme or reason
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give the devil his due
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if truth were known
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tongue in your head
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good riddance
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send me packing
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dead as a door nail
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eye sore
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a laughing stock
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the devil incarnate
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stony hearted villain
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bloody minded
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blinking idiot
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by jove
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oh Lord
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its greek to me
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more sinned against than
sinning
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salad days
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act more in sorrow than in
anger
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wish is father to the
thought
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vanish into thin air
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budge an inch
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green eyed jealousy
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fast and loose
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tongue tied
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tower of strength
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hoodwinked
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in a pickle
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knitted your brows
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made a virtue of necessity
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fair play
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slept not one wink
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stood on ceremony
- · danced attendance on your Lord and
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master
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laughed yourself into
stitches
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short shrift
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cold comfort
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too much of a good thing
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seen better days
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fools paradise
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be that as it may
- · more fool you
- Forgone conclusion