There’s a distinctly less than eloquent “infographic” doing the rounds showing some of the phrases we use that we owe to Shakespeare, but Bernard Levin said it so much better, back in the day:
Admittedly, he misattributed “But me no buts” to The Bard. It was actually from Susanna Centlivre’s “The Busie Body” (1709) and later used in Fielding’s “Rape upon Rape” (1730) and popularised in Scott’s “The Antiquary” (1816).
If you cannot understand my argument, and declare 'It's Greek to me', you are quoting Shakespeare; if you claim to be more sinned against than sinning, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you recall your salad days, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you act more in sorrow than in anger, if your wish is father to the thought, if your lost property has vanished into thin air, you are quoting Shakespeare