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The whole world can see how you feel!

Many of Shakespeare's characters conceal their true feelings.
Shakespeare often explored the theme of appearance in his plays and many of his characters wear masks or disguises to conceal their true identity. He was very interested in the idea that people and events are often not what they appear to be!
Upper Intermediate
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Wear my heart on my sleeve

Meaning
Nowadays, the phrase to wear your heart upon - or on - your sleeve still means: to make your feelings and emotions obvious, even if it makes you vulnerable.

Example sentence
I wear my heart on my sleeve. If I'm in a mood, my mood shows.

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Extra vocabulary

in disguise
the state of changing someone's appearance to hide their true identity

loyal
always reliable and very supportive

vulnerable
easily hurt or harmed

a mask
a covering used to hide or disguise your face

bend the truth
say something that is not true (usually not a serious lie)

be economical with the truth
say things that are not true, or to not tell everything that you know

keep your cards close to your chest
not tell people what you are thinking or planning

a poker face
a facial expression that doesn't show your thoughts or feelings

lay/put (all) your cards on the table
tell people exactly what you are thinking

above board
completely honest and legal

upfront
completely honest and not hiding anything

an open book
completely honest and not hiding anything

pour your heart out
tell someone all your secrets and worries

my heart sank
I suddenly felt very sad and disappointed

his/her heart's in the right place
he/she only has good intentions

my heart's not in it
I don't feel very interested and enthusiastic

by heart
from memory

a heart of gold
a kind and generous character

a heart of stone
an unfriendly and unkind character
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Hope you’re all doing well. The new English term started two days ago and we’ve already had two lessons. I’d like to thank all the new members who have recently joined the channel. It’s an honor to have you all aboard.
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Supernatural Shakespeare

William Shakespeare's plays are full of ghosts, witches, fairies and magic and most of his audience would have believed in the supernatural. It was common for people to visit fortune tellers and astrologers, and Queen Elizabeth even had her own personal astrologer!
Upper Intermediate
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Greek to me

Meaning
The phrase It was Greek to me has become It's all Greek to me in modern English, and it's used when something – not just a foreign language – is difficult to understand.

Example sentence
I'll never understand the rules of cricket: out for a duck, silly mid-off, googlies… It's all Greek to me!

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Extra vocabulary

supernatural
things that cannot be explained by science

fortune teller
someone who tells you what they think will happen to you in the future

have your fortune told
have your future predicted

astrologer
someone who studies the stars and planets and uses it to tell people how it will affect their lives

crystal clear
very easy to understand

get the gist
understand the general meaning

as clear as mud
very difficult to understand

gobbledygook
very difficult to understand (often because there are too many technical words)

go over somebody's head
be too difficult for someone to understand

can’t make head nor tail of something
can't understand something

get the picture
understand

gibberish
spoken or written words that have no meaning or are difficult to understand

go Dutch
agree to share the cost of something, especially a meal

talk for England!
talks a lot

when in Rome...
when you are visiting another country, you should behave like the people in that country

an Indian summer
a period of warm, dry weather that sometimes happens in the early autumn

excuse my French
sorry for using a word that may be considered offensive (said humorously)

Dutch courage
the confidence that some people get from drinking alcohol before they do something scary
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