Phrases coined by William Shakespeare. Barry Manilow may claim to write the songs, but it was William Shakespeare who coined the phrases - he contributed more phrases and sayings to the English language than any other individual, and most of them are still in daily use.
Here's a collection of well-known quotations that are associated with Shakespeare. Most of these were the Bard's own work, but he wasn't averse to stealing a good line occasionally and a few of these were 'popularised by' rather than 'coined by' Shakespeare. Shakespeare's phrases grouped by play: A Midsummer Night's Dream As You Like It Hamlet Macbeth. Check Spelling, Style, and Grammar with After the Deadline. Translating British English to American English.