- the lady doth protest too much, methinks
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From Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
the lady doth protest too much, methinks
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The lady doth protest too much, methinks. — The quotation The lady doth protest too much, methinks. comes from Shakespeare s Hamlet, Act III, scene II. The phrase has come to mean that one can insist so passionately about something not being true that people suspect the opposite of what… … Wikipedia
Protest — Pro*test , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Protested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Protesting}.] [F. protester, L. protestari, pro before + testari to be a witness, testis a witness. See {Testify}.] 1. To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Protested — Protest Pro*test , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Protested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Protesting}.] [F. protester, L. protestari, pro before + testari to be a witness, testis a witness. See {Testify}.] 1. To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Protesting — Protest Pro*test , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Protested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Protesting}.] [F. protester, L. protestari, pro before + testari to be a witness, testis a witness. See {Testify}.] 1. To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phrases from Hamlet in common English — William Shakespeare s play Hamlet has contributed many phrases to common English, from the famous To be, or not to be to a few less known, but still in everyday English. Also, some occur elsewhere, such as the Bible, or are proverbial. A few,… … Wikipedia
me|thinks — «mih THIHNGKS», verb, past tense me|thought. Archaic. it seems to me: »The lady doth protest too much, methinks (Shakespeare). ╂[Old English mē thyncth it seems to me] … Useful english dictionary
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