Phrase Origins Quiz

Phrases Origins Quiz

Phrase Origins Quiz

Phrases Thesaurus

Meanings and origins of phrases and sayings

Discussion Forum

1. To be or not to be, that is the question: Hamlet; As You Like It; King Lear

2. All that glisters is not gold: Hamlet; The Merchant of Venice; Cymbeline

3. Give the Devil his due: Henry IV Part 1; Hamlet; As You Like It

4. Foul play: Julius Caesar; Pericles, Prince of Tyre; Macbeth

5. As merry as the day is long: Macbeth; Much Ado About Nothing; The Tempest

6. Dance attendance: Henry VI; Macbeth; Antony and Cleopatra

7. Cold comfort: Macbeth; Julius Caesar; The Taming of the Shrew

8. To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub: As You Like It; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Hamlet

9. Discretion is the better part of valour: Antony and Cleopatra; Henry IV, Part One; The Merchant of Venice

10. Parting is such sweet sorrow: Romeo and Juliet; King Lear; Hamlet