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6th Grade - Shakespeare: Shakespeare's Phrases

Mrs. Myers

Shakespeare's Phrases in Modern English

Business Insider - Everyday Phrases Shakespeare Made Up

puking, melted/vanished into thin air, wild goose chase, break the ice, heart of gold, too much of a good thing, all that glitters is not gold, good riddance, knock knock who's there

 

Phrases UK - The Phrase Finder

all that glitters is not gold, break the ice, as dead as a doornail, forever and a day, good riddance, it was Greek to me, in my mind's eye, vanish into thin air, what a piece of work is man, too much of a good thing, wild goose chase, fight fire with fire

(This site does not have a very good search function. It is easiest to go to the alphabet listing for the first letter of your phrase.)  

 

Mental Floss - Words We Owe to William Shakespeare

arch-villain, bedazzled, cold-blooded, eyeball, uncomfortable

 

Shakespeare Resource Center - Macbeth

stealthy

 

Shakespeare's Astronomy

shooting star

 

British Library The Tempest - Tempestuous Words and Shakespeare's Linguistic Innovation

watchdog

 

Schmoop - Shakespeare Quotes

elbow room

 

Schmoop - Shakespeare Quotes

it was Greek to me

 

Shakespeare's English

fortune-teller

 

Shakespeare's English

bump

 

Shakespeare in Action

kill with kindness

 

Shakespeare Setonhill

love is blind