my kingdom for a horse



my kingdom for a horse

I would give all that I have for the thing that I currently lack. The phrase comes from Shakespeare's Richard III, when the title character bemoans his lack of a horse in the midst of a losing battle. I'm so thirsty—ugh, my kingdom for a horse! Or, better yet, for a drink of water!
See also: horse, kingdom

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Brontes-Greek Mythology
Richard['ritʃəd]
Michol-Biblical Latin
BenjaminBEN-jə-min (English), bawn-zha-MEN (French), BEN-yah-meen (German)English, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Biblical
&Thorn;ÓRbjÖRn-Ancient Scandinavian
MaariaMAH:-ree-ahFinnish