- such stuff as dreams are made on
- Meaning
Origin
From Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
such stuff as dreams are made on
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stuff vs thing(s) — Stuff as a noun stuff can be used to describe any articles, material, or even activity. For example: He is so messy, he has left all his stuff lying around. I ve got so much stuff to do, I ll never finish it all! As a verb to stuff means … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
stuff vs thing(s) — Stuff as a noun stuff can be used to describe any articles, material, or even activity. For example: He is so messy, he has left all his stuff lying around. I ve got so much stuff to do, I ll never finish it all! As a verb to stuff means … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
such — 1. such as an emphasizer. • How can the House express its indignant rejection of football hooliganism while setting such a persuasive example of undignified and daily indiscipline? Guardian Weekly, 1986. The construction with such a followed by… … Modern English usage
stuff — stuff1 W3S1 [stʌf] n [U] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(things)¦ 2 somebody s stuff 3¦(activities/ideas)¦ 4¦(work/art)¦ 5 ... and stuff 6 the (very) stuff of dreams/life/politics 7¦(character)¦ 8 do/show your stuff ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; … Dictionary of contemporary English
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