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All that glitters
All that glitters is not gold.
Origin: The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare play) included the phrase "All that glisters is not gold."
Meaning: Shiny and attractive is not always valuable.
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A rose by any other name
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
Origin: Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare play)
Meaning: The name of something is not as important as what it is.
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All's well that ends well
Origin: All's Well that Ends Well (Shakespeare play)
Meaning: Risk is OK as long as sit turns out well in the end.
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Makes your hair stand on end
Origin: Hamlet (Shakespeare play)
Meaning: Something that is scary.
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Off with his head
Origin: Henry VI Part III (Shakespeare play) and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll book)
Meaning: Chop off his head.
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You Can Talk Like Shakespeare
Spice up your conversation by talking like one of your favorite characters in a Shakespeare play. You can use:
- Famous phrases like "pound of flesh" from the Merchant of Venice to describe revenge.
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It's all Greek to me
Origin: Julius Caesar (Shakespeare play)
Meaning: It can't be understood.
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305 reads
To be or not to be
To be or not to be, that is the question.
Origin: Hamlet (Shakespeare play)
Meaning: What's better . . . to live or die?
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258 reads
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