Uzbekistan state world languages university d. U. Ashurova m. R. Galieva

Phraseological units of literary origin:

The phraseological units created by Shakespeare have considerably enriched the English phraseology. This is the second biggest group after the Ph.U of biblical origin. Most of them can be found in the works by Shakespeare only once, but they are fixed in dictionaries as phraseological units. Let us consider the most popular of them: a fool's paradise (Romeo and Juliet) – illusory happiness, fantasy world; have an itching palm (Julies Caesar) – be a bribe-taker, be greediness; the the wish is father to the thought (King Henry IV) – the desire creates the idea, people are willing to believe to what is wanted; the green-eyed monster (Othello) – jealous person.

Besides Shakespeare, many other English writers and poets contributed idioms to the English language: bite the hand that feeds you (E. Burke, Thoughts and Details on Scarcity); not for ears polite (A.Pope, Essay on Man); be under somebody's thumb – entirely in the hands of someone, under the heel of one’s wife (S. Richardson, The History of Sir Charles Grefindson); catch (take) somebody red-handed – to catch someone while crime (W. Scott, Ivenho); to grin like a Cheshire cat (L. Carrol, Alice in Wonderland).

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