unkindest cut



unkindest cut

The worst insult, ultimate treachery, as in And then, the unkindest cut of all-my partner walks out on me just when the deal is about to go through . This expression was invented by Shakespeare in describing Julius Caesar's stabbing to death by his friends in Julius Caesar (3:2): "This was the most unkindest cut of all."
See also: cut, unkind

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GeordieJOR-deeEnglish
Nero (2)NE-roItalian
Ode-Medieval English
Maximianomahk-see-MYAH-no (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Liv (1)LEEVSwedish, Norwegian, Danish
MarlynMAHR-linEnglish