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Learn the meaning and origin of the phrase "strange bedfellows", coined by Shakespeare in The Tempest. Find out how it is used metaphorically in politics, religion, art and more.
A peculiar alliance or combination, as in George and Arthur really are strange bedfellows, sharing the same job but totally different in their views . Although strictly speaking bedfellows are persons who share a bed, like husband and wife, the term has been used figuratively since the late 1400s.
A peculiar alliance or combination, as in George and Arthur really are strange bedfellows, sharing the same job but totally different in their views . Although strictly speaking bedfellows are persons who share a bed, like husband and wife, the term has been used figuratively since the late 1400s.
Learn the meaning of bedfellow as a noun, and how it is often used in the phrase strange bedfellows to describe an unlikely alliance of people or things. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.
Learn the origin and meaning of 10 phrases coined by Shakespeare, such as "green-eyed monster" and "wild goose chase". See how he used them in his plays and how they are used today.
Learn the meaning and usage of the phrase strange bedfellows, which means two things or people that are unexpectedly or unwillingly associated. See example sentences from various sources and related words.
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be strange bedfellows. Of a pair of people, things, or groups paired together in a certain situation or activity, to be extremely different in overall characteristics, opinions, ideologies, lifestyles, behaviors, etc.
