Here are the Merriam-Webster on-line dictionary’s top-10 phrases used in our language today that have been taken from one of the masterful Bard’s works.
#1: Green-Eyed Monster
#2: In a Pickle
#3: Love is Blind
#4: Salad Days
#5: Wear My Heart on My Sleeve
#6: There’s the Rub
#7: Cruel to Be Kind
#8: Wild Goose Chase
#9: Dogs of War
#10: Strange Bedfellows
To have the sayings sourced and to learn of their common usage today, we encourage you to go to the dictionary’s slide presentation.
(ED. – This is a repost that originally appeared in By George Journal in July 2010.)
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