- misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows
- Meaning
Origin
From Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows
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Strange bedfellows — The idiomatic English expession strange bedfellows is used in reference to situations wherein political or other mutual interests can bring together people who otherwise have little in common. This saying is taken from a line in The Tempest by… … Wikipedia
strange bedfellows — noun An unusual combination or political alliance Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows … Wiktionary
adversity makes strange bedfellows — While the underlying idea remains the same, there has always been some variation in the first word of the proverb: see also politics makes strange bedfellows. 1611 SHAKESPEARE Tempest II. ii. 37 My best way is to creep under his gaberdine; there… … Proverbs new dictionary
Noth (Subst.) — 1. Ai d r Nût fresst d r Taif l Flîja. (Oesterr. Schles.) – Peter, 453. 2. Aus der Noth hilft kein Schreien (Handeln). 3. Aus der Noth in den Tod. 4. Aus Noth trägt mancher Mann Sammthosen. (Görlitz.) Weil die Wochentagshosen zerrissen sind, muss … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
