Thursday, January 8, 2009

Familiar Phrases that Came from Shakespeare


    Perhaps you didn't realize that many of the hackneyed cliches we use every day appeared originally in the works of Mr. William Shakespeare. Blue Donut proudly presents a compendium of familiar expressions that came from Shakespeare:

"Sweets to the sweet"
"Something is rotten in Denmark"
"Strange bedfellows"
"The naked truth"
"This mortal coil"
"What's in a name?"
"Kiss my grits."
"You and what army?"
"Go for it."
"It's not the tool -- it's the mechanic."
"Hey, porcupine head."
"They're Grrreat!"
"Getting to second base"
"You got a problem with that?"
"Get out of my dreams, get into my car"
"And the beat goes on."
"Word up"
"Takin' care of business"
"I wouldn't kick her out of bed."
"Rico, Suave"
"The Heartbeat of America"
"Please return trays to full, upright position."
"This time it's personal."
"Havlicek stole the ball."
"Ya think?"
"Employees must wash hands before returning to work."
"Three-peat"
"Think outside the box"
"Celebreality"
"My bad"

2 Comments:

Anonymous Dayris said...

"To clean, or not to clean?"

January 7, 2010 at 8:35 PM  
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