Monday, July 18, 2016

Shakespeare Quotes

Did you know all of the following common sayings and phrases have Shakespeare as their origin?
  • For goodness' sake
  • Method in my madness
  • Neither here nor there
  • All's well that ends well
  • A wild goose chase
  • Too much of a good thing
  • As luck would have it
  • Waiting with 'bated breath'
  • Not the 'be-all and end-all'
  • Breaking the ice
  • Refusing to budge an inch
  • Cold comfort
  • Dead as a door nail
  • A dish fit for the gods
  • Faint-hearted
  • Foregone conclusion
  • Things coming 'full circle'
  • Good riddance
  • Heart of gold
  • In my mind's eye
  • The idea of being 'a laughing stock'
  • Love is blind
  • One fell swoop
  • Playing it fast and loose
  • Wearing your heart on your sleeve
  • Being 'in a pickle'
  • Being 'in stitches' laughing
  • The words rant, puking, bedazzled, obscene, swagger, zany
  • Not slept one wink
  • Lying low
  • The world's my oyster
  • The naked truth
  • My own flesh and blood
  • All of a sudden
  • Come what may
You've been quoting Shakespeare all these years and didn't even know it!

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