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Phrases coined by Shakespeare – A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Phrases coined by Shakespeare – A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Phrases coined by Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night's DreamA list of the phrases and sayings that first saw the light of day, or were made popular by, Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream:

Fancy free

The course of true love never did run smooth

Be enthralled

Make an ass of yourself

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Gary Martin

Writer and researcher on the origins of phrases and the creator of the Phrase Finder website. Over the past 26 years more than 700 million of his pages have been downloaded by readers. He is one of the most popular and trusted sources of information on phrases and idioms.
Phrases coined by Shakespeare – A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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