All from the Bard
from The Tempest
“Set your teeth on edge”
from Henry IV & The Winter’s Tale
“Not slept one wink”
From Cymbeline
“Makes your hair stand on end”
From Hamlet
“The world is my oyster”
(Actually, the original was, “The world’s mine oyster”)
From Falstaff
“Brave new world”
From The Tempest
“What’s done is done”
from Macbeth
May all your idioms be as well-tested.
Speaking of politics...there's also "I smell a rat" from Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 4, when Hamlet stabs Polonius behind the arras.
ReplyDeleteI remember taking a friend to a performance of Hamlet, which he'd never seen. He said it was "okay", but "It's so full of cliches!" Haha. You've got some good ones here, Mr. Monger.
Dearest Miss Allen,
DeleteThanks for coming by again & I'm so sorry I missed "I smell a rat." It belongs in this post.