Phrase Origins Quiz

Phrases Origins Quiz

Phrase Origins Quiz

Phrases Thesaurus

Meanings and origins of phrases and sayings

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1. A fool's paradise: The Merchant of Venice; Julius Caesar; Romeo and Juliet

2. By the pricking of my thumbs: Julius Caesar; Macbeth; The Merchant of Venice

3. How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child: Hamlet; Julius Caesar; King Lear

4. Lord, what fools these mortals be!: Comedy of Errors; The Taming of the Shrew; A Midsummer Night's Dream

5. A laughing stock: Hamlet; Julius Caesar; The Merry Wives of Windsor

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

7. Flesh and blood: Hamlet; Henry V; Julius Caesar

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

9. Woe is me: Julius Caesar; Hamlet; King Lear

10. Comparisons are odorous: Hamlet; Much Ado About Nothing; The Tempest