William Shakespeare
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Some phrases coined by Shakespeare:
Woe is me
Foul play
A sorry sight
All that glitters is not gold
All's well that ends well
Dead as a doornail
Eaten out of house and home
Good riddance
High time
Hot-blooded
I will wear my heart upon my sleeve
In a pickle
In my minds eye
In the twinkling of an eye
Lie low
Love is blind
Make your hair stand on end
Night owl
Neither a borrower nor a lender be
Off with his head
Send him packing
Star crossed lovers
The be all end all
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em
The Devil incarnate
Some words invented by Shakespeare:
Amazement
Bump
Green-eyed
Puking
Luggage
Lower
Skim milk
Lonely
Majestic
Gossip
Gloomy
Frugal
Obscene
Laughable
Bedroom
Bloodstained
Cold-blooded
Blushing
Caked
Elbow
Critic
Dwindle
Champion
Olympian
Torture
Eyeball
Bet
Hurried
Fixture
Lackluster
Mimic
Generous
Countless
Assassination
Accused
Outbreak
Secure
Zany
Submerge
Monumental
Impartial
Frugal
Moonbeam
Addiction
Birthplace
Arouse
Label
Blanket
Buzzer
Negotiate
Jaded
Dawn