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WorksheetsShakespeare Phrases
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
“Wild-goose chase” comes from Romeo and Juliet.
We use this phrase today to mean:
a goose hunt
a useless search
a competitive sport
a fun enterprise
“Set my teeth on edge” comes from Henry IV Part I.
We use this phrase today to mean:
a toothache
to bite hard on something
to really irritate
be firm and unyielding
“One fell swoop” comes from Macbeth
We use this phrase today to mean:
all at once
a type of hair style
quickly downhill
someone sweeping
“Laughing stock” comes from The Merry Wives of Windsor.
We use this phrase today to mean:
a compilation of jokes
a comedian
an audience at a comedian's show
someone who is mocked
"Eaten out of house and home" comes from Henry IV.
We use this phrase today to mean:
to buy someone's home
use up all of someone’s food and resources
to have an infestation of pests
eat until you are full
"Too much of a good thing" comes from As You Like It.
We use this phrase today to mean:
an excessive amount of something that is otherwise good
having presents showered on you
having enough money in the bank and not knowing what to do with it
not knowing what to do with all you have
"A heart of gold" comes from Henry V.
We use this phrase today to mean:
a locket
the richest man in town
a kind-hearted, genuinely good person
a person who is a shining example of pride
"Lie low" comes from Much Ado About Nothing.
We use this phrase today to mean:
take the lowest bunk
tell horrible lies; deceive
speak softly
stay out of sight; avoid attention
"Not slept one wink" comes from Cymbeline.
We use this phrase today to mean:
stayed awake all night
slept with one eye open
won a staring contest
slept with both eyes open
"Foregone conclusion" comes from Othello.
We use this phrase today to mean:
a decision that one made in the past
an obvious or inevitable result
a decision one will make in the future
a badly written conclusion
"Send him packing" comes from Henry IV.
We use this phrase today to mean:
kick someone out
go on a trip
pack someone's luggage
send someone a package
"Vanish into thin air" comes from Othello.
We use this phrase today to mean:
go on a hot air balloon ride
fly into the open sky
completely disappear without a trace
evaporate
"There's method in my madness" comes from Hamlet.
We use this phrase today to mean:
Yes, I'm crazy; what of it?
We're all mad here.
Stop the insanity.
There is a purpose to what I'm doing, even though you think it's crazy
"All of a sudden" comes from The Taming of the Shrew.
We use this phrase today to mean:
quickly and without warning
all at once
done deceptively
eventually
"Spotless reputation" comes from Richard II.
We use this phrase today to mean:
one who is flawless, honest, and decent
dishes that are spotlessly clean
a perfectly clear sky
perfect skin
"Full circle" comes from King Lear.
We use this phrase today to mean:
to go in circles with no purpose
the entire earth
to return to the beginning or original state
completely contained
“Forever and a day” comes from As You Like It.
We use this phrase today to mean:
for a very long time
seemingly unending
the day after tomorrow
just until tomorrow
“The green-eyed monster” comes from Othello.
We use this phrase today to mean:
emeralds
our hidden secrets
the monster under your bed
jealousy
