shakespeare Flashcards
(102 cards)
husband
someone with authority
lord and master
to wear off
to decline in quality
to see better days
not sleep at all
not sleep a wink
dishonest, treacherous behaviour
foul play
unequivocally deceased
dead as a door nail
no words could do it justice
beggar all descriptions
greatly irritate or annoy someone
to set one’s teeth on edge
too soon to know how something will turn out
early days (yet)
something that came about by some fortunate chance
as good luck would have it
laugh uproariously
laugh oneself into stitches
an inevitable conclusion
a foregone conclusion
suddenly
in a single action
at one fell swoop
game is over- it’s all lost
we have seen through your tricks - your deceit is exposed
the game is up
tell the truth even when tempted to lie
tell the truth and shame the evil
give back what you owe
give the devil his due
to frown in concern
knit one’s brows
what the hell
what the dickens
submit with good grace
make a virtue out of necessity
injured by something that u meant to use to injure others
be hoist with one’s own petard
breathing that is subdued because of some emotion or difficulty
bated breath
makes no sense
neither rhyme nor reason
be in a difficult situation
be in a pickle
bloody fool
blinking idiot
be inconstant and unreliable
play fast and loose