Along with many words, this man put his words together and created phrases. Like...
it's Greek to me,
to be more sinned against than sinning,
recall your salad days,
act more in sorrow than in anger,
if your wish is father to the thought,
vanished into thin air,
refused to budge an inch,
green-eyed jealousy,
played fast and loose,
tongue-tied,
a tower of strength,
hoodwinked or in a pickle,
knitted your brows,
made a virtue of necessity,
insisted on fair play,
slept not one wink,
stood on ceremony,
danced attendance (on your lord and master),
laughed yourself into stitches,
had short shrift,
cold comfort,
too much of a good thing,
have seen better days,
lived in a fool's paradise,
think it is early days,
clear out bag and baggage,
it is high time,
that is the long and short of it,
the game is up,
truth will out even if it involves your own flesh and blood,
you lie low till the crack of doom because you suspect foul play,
you have your teeth set on edge (at one fell swoop) without rhyme or reason,
to give the devil his due,
if the truth were known (for surely you have a tongue in your head),
bid me good riddance and send me packing,
wish I were dead as a door-nail,
think I am an eyesore,
a laughing stock,
the devil incarnate,
a stony-hearted villain,
bloody-minded,
blinking idiot,
by Jove,
O Lord,
Tut, tut,
for goodness' sake,
what the dickens,
but me no buts,
and it is all one to me.
If you have said any of these, you are quoting Shakespeare.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
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