These are just a small sample of the words and phrases that came to us from the works of Shakespeare. These whimsical images were generated by TDBAI.com, part of the TDBComputing family.
11. "Knock knock! Who's there?" - Believed to come from "Macbeth" (Act 2, Scene 3)
12. "Laughing stock" - This was first written in "The Merry Wives of Windsor" (Act 3, Scene 1)
13. "Love is blind" - This phrase appears in several of Shakespeare's plays, but it is first spoken by Jessica in "The Merchant of Venice" (Act 2, Scene 6)
14. "Fair play" - A phrase meaning to abide by the rules or to treat people equally. It's from "The Tempest" (Act 5, Scene 1)
15. "For goodness sake" - This phrase was found in "Henry VIII" (Act 3, Scene 1)
16. "Good riddance" - Meaning to express relief when an annoying person leaves. It was first used in "Troilus and Cressida" (Act 2, Scene 1)
17. "In my heart of heart" - This phrase was first seen in "Hamlet" (Act 3, Scene 2)
18. "One fell swoop" - It's used in Macbeth (Act 4, Scene 3) to convey something happened suddenly and completely.
19. "Too much of a good thing" - This phrase is from "As You Like It" (Act 4, Scene 1)
20. "With bated breath" - This means in great suspense or anticipation. It's from "The Merchant of Venice" (Act 1, Scene 3).
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