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Aug 2018
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179 - Eight English idioms from Shakespe...

SHAYNA OLIVEIRA
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William Shakespeare was a poet and playwright who lived in the 16th century. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the history of the English language. You might know him as the author of the famous "Romeo and Juliet."

Many of the English idioms we use to this day were invented or popularized by Shakespeare – you'll learn eight of them in this lesson!

Lesson text: https://www.espressoenglish.net/eight-english-idioms-from-shakespeare/ 

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