where does the saying great scott come from
Great Scott It originates as a minced oath, historically associated with two specific "Scotts", notably Scottish author Sir Walter Scott and somewhat later in the United States, US general Winfield Scott.
Star-crossed The phrase was coined in the prologue of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet:
All that glitters is not gold While early expressions of the idea are known from at least the 12th century, the current saying is derived from a 16th century line by William Shakespeare.
Gilbert Gottfried In March 2011, Gottfried made a series of jokes on his Twitter account about the
Economic nationalism While the coining of the term "
Three wise monkeys Just as there is disagreement about the origin of the phrase, there are differing explanations of the meaning of "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil".