Words and phrases you won’t believe Shakespeare invented

The English language wouldn't be the same without Shakespeare. He is credited with inventing over 1700 common words and phrases we still use today by changing nouns into verbs, verbs into adjectives, connecting words never before used together, adding prefixes and suffixes, and simply coining new words.

On Shakespeare's death anniversary, we commemorate him by presenting you a list of 50 common expressions that were either coined by Shakespeare or popularized by the bard.

1. "In a pickle"- (The Tempest)
2. "The world is your oyster" – (The Merry Wives of Windsor)
3. "Catch a cold" – (Cymbeline)
4. "It's all Greek to me."-(Julius Caesar)
5. "Wild goose chase" – (Romeo and Juliet)
6. "A heart of gold" – (Henry V)
7. "Laughing stock"- (The Merry Wives Of Windsor)
8. "Wear your heart on your sleeve"- (Othello)
9. "Method to his madness"- (Hamlet)
10. "As good luck would have it" — (The Merry Wives of Windsor)
11. "As merry as the day is long" — (Much Ado About Nothing / King John)
12. "Bated breath" — (The Merchant of Venice)
13. "Be-all and the end-all" — (Macbeth)
14. "Brave new world" — (The Tempest)
15. "Break the ice" — (The Taming of the Shrew)
16. "Brevity is the soul of wit" — (Hamlet)
17. "Refuse to budge an inch" — (Measure for Measure / The Taming of the Shrew)
18. "Cold comfort" — (The Taming of the Shrew / King John)
19. "Conscience does make cowards of us all" — (Hamlet)
20. "Crack of doom" — (Macbeth)
21. "Dead as a doornail" — (Henry VI Part II)
22. "A dish fit for the gods" — (Julius Caesar)
23. "Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" — (Julius Caesar)
24. "Devil incarnate" — (Titus Andronicus / Henry V)
25. "Faint hearted" — (Henry VI Part I)
26. "Fancy-free" — (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
27. "Forever and a day" — (As You Like It)
28. "For goodness' sake" — (Henry VIII)
29. "Foregone conclusion" — (Othello)
30. "Full circle" — (King Lear)
31. "Give the devil his due" — (Henry IV Part I)
32. "Good riddance" — (Troilus and Cressida)
33. "Jealousy is the green-eyed monster" — (Othello)
34. "Heart of gold" — (Henry V)
35. "Hoist with his own petard" — (Hamlet)
36. "Ill wind which blows no man to good" — (Henry IV Part II)
37. "In my heart of hearts" — (Hamlet)
38. "In my mind's eye" — (Hamlet)
39. "Kill with kindness" — (The Taming of the Shrew)
40. "Knock knock! Who's there?" — (Macbeth)
41. "Laughing stock" — (The Merry Wives of Windsor)
42. "Live long day" — (Julius Caesar)
43. "Love is blind" — (The Merchant of Venice)
44. "Milk of human kindness" — (Macbeth)
45. "More sinned against than sinning" — (King Lear)
46. "One fell swoop" — (Macbeth)
47. "Play fast and loose" — (King John)
48. "Set my teeth on edge" — (Henry IV Part I)
49. "Wear my heart upon my sleeve" — (Othello)
50. "Wild-goose chase" — (Romeo and Juliet)