Shakespearean idioms

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jealousy
green-eyed monster (Lago, Othello)
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suddenly, at the same time
at one fell swoop (Macduff, Macbeth)
3
eat all the food there is in one’s house
eat someone out of house and home (Mistress Quickly, Henry 4)
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frighten someone
make one’s hair stand on end (Ghost, Hamlet)
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in an instant
in the twinkling of an eye
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a search that has no hope of success
a wild-goose chase
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praise something excessively
lay something on with a towel
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people inlucky in love
star-crossed lovers (Romeo and Juliet)
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cause problem for yourself wanting to hurt others
be hoist with your own petard (Hamlet)
10
there are always difficulties to face in romantic relationships
the course of true love necer did run smooth (Lysander in a Midsummer Night’s Dream)
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in an instant
in a twinkling of an eye (Launcelot, the Merchant of Venice)
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a search that has no hope of success
wild-goose chase (Mercutio)
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praise someone excessively
lay someone with a towel (Celia, as you like it)
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