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Showing posts with label idioms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label idioms. Show all posts

Friday, January 31, 2020

Short shrift

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/short-shrift.html

Shakespeare had undoubtedly read the Chronicles before he wrote Richard III, first performed in 1594, as his account of the events differ little from Holinshed's
GLOUCESTER
Off with his head! Now, by Saint Paul I swear,
I will not dine until I see the same.
RATCLIFF:
Dispatch, my lord [Hastings]; the duke would be at dinner:
Make a short shrift; he longs to see your head.

away with the fairies

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/away+with+the+fairies

apropos of nothing

https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/apropos

"All I want to do is have a little fun before I die,
Says the man next to me out of nowhere.
It's apropos of nothing."

Saturday, July 6, 2019

cruel to be kind

The sentiment—harsh medicine may effect the best cure—is ancient, but Hamlet apparently coins "cruel to be kind," a very common phrase nowadays.

https://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/cruel-kind

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

She Who Must Be Obeyed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_Who_Must_Be_Obeyed

I thought this might be a play on Voldemort from the Harry Potter series, but he is "He Who Must Not Be Named".

ichthyosis

OK, it's not a good thing to have, but it's got a cool name. https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/ichthyosis