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
Oluwaseyi-Western African, Yoruba
Khalil-Arabic
Ulrica-Swedish
PlÁCidoPLAH-thee-dho (Spanish), PLAH-see-dho (Latin American Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
PrincePRINTSEnglish
MathÚIn-Irish