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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Some Shakespearean Expressions

Okay, so, Shakespeare was basically the father of English awesomeness, right? Well, he'd also created some expressions that we even use today. Here are some interesting ones:

“Into thin air” - Into thin air meant that something or someone had vanished without leaving any hint or clue where they have gone. (Just POOF. Gone.)
“crack of doom” - Crack of doom meant a crack of thunder signaling evil or a bad omen. (Well, duh. The expression was pretty self-explanatory.)
“heart of hearts” -Heart of hearts meant "in the depths of your heart" (Oh wow. I mean, why love?)
“mind’s eye” - Mind's eye meant a human's ability to look through someone metaphorically for visualization. (Ooh! Shakespeare has X-ray vision!)

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