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beware the ides of March

beware the ides of March

A phrase used to foreshadow something bad. "Ides" refers to the 15th day of the month. In the Shakespeare play Julius Caesar, a prophet tells Caesar to "beware the ides of March"—and Caesar is subsequently killed on that day. You have History next period? Well, beware the ides of March—Mr. Smith is in a bad mood today and gave us extra homework.
See also: beware, march, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Theodoor-Dutch
Heliodoros-Ancient Greek
LukÁŠ-Czech, Slovak
MurnaMUR-naIrish
Piliranipil-ee-RAH-neeSouthern African, Chewa
Nestore-Italian
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