the (most) unkindest cut (of all)
the (most) unkindest cut (of all)
The most heartless, demoralizing, or treacherous action, remark, or outcome possible. A reference to a line in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, describing Caesar's death at the hands of his friends. But the unkindest cut was watching the man I considered my best friend move in with my ex-wife the second I moved out. Even my teachers stood there laughing at me. That was the most unkindest cut of all. Seeing such a beloved character turned into such an absurd parody of herself, well, that's the unkindest cut of all for longtime fans of the series.
See also: cut, unkind
the most unkindest cut of all
The most hurtful or malicious thing that one could say to another. The phrase originated in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in a description of Caesar's murder. Hearing my own mother attack my decision to adopt a child was the most unkindest cut of all.
See also: all, cut, most, of, unkind
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
unkindest cut
The worst insult, ultimate treachery, as in And then, the unkindest cut of all-my partner walks out on me just when the deal is about to go through . This expression was invented by Shakespeare in describing Julius Caesar's stabbing to death by his friends in Julius Caesar (3:2): "This was the most unkindest cut of all."
See also: cut, unkind
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- the most unkindest cut of all
- unkindest cut
- Greek to me
- Greek to me, it's
- (it's) (all) Greek to me
- be all Greek to someone
- it's all Greek to me
- Greek
- Greek to
- Greek to someone