'the world is your oyster'

chrisstow | 13:43 Tue 23rd Jul 2002 | Phrases & Sayings

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where did the saying the world is your oyster come from

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This saying first appeared in Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor where Pisol, having been refused a loan of money by Falstaff, responds "Why, then the world's mine oyster, which I with sword will open...". This quotation also clarifies the meaning of the saying - an enterprising person can open up the world like an oyster, possibly finding a pearl inside.

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