Coined by Shakespeare

Back to my interest in Shakespeare's original words, I read a book from the library about the words that he invented and some were quite interesting; "Coined By Shakespeare".
Alligator - This was used in Romeo and Juliet. It is an example of him twisting the spelling/pronunciation of the word, lagarto or aligarto that was used to name the animal that we are familiar with today.
The be-all end-all - Used in Macbeth. It was written as "be the be-all and the end-all" and has sense been used so much that it has become almost a cliche.
Bedroom - Used in A Midsummer Night's Dream. It originally meant the space in a bed as opposed to a room with a bed in it.
What the dickens - Used in The Merry Wives of Windsor. It means "what the devil" and was not a reference to Charles Dickens.
Green-eyed - Used in The Merchant and Othello. It could have meant originally the green of immaturity of a plant or the color of sickness, but now it is used, like he used it; as a modifier for jealousy.
Skim milk -  Used in 1 Henry IV and Midsummer and others. It is used as a figurative expression for a weak character. Of course, you know what the term has morphed into.

Wild-goose chase - Used in Romeo and Juliet. It originally referred to a game like follow-the-leader on horseback which resembled the flying pattern of  geese. The idea of a pointless pursuit developed more after the game was no longer played and people thought that it was talking about actually chasing a wild goose.

Pretty interesting huh? I'm really fascinated by phrases and idioms that have come into English from Shakespeare. It's like all the famous quotes, but it is actually applied, and everyone knows it. I might look into this more and see if there are any onomatopoeia that have come from Shakespeare.