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Learn the meaning and origin of the phrase "strange bedfellows", coined by Shakespeare in The Tempest. Find out how it is used metaphorically in politics, religion, art and more.
Learn the meaning and origin of the idiom strange bedfellows, which refers to unlikely companions or allies. Find out how to use it in a sentence and see related terms and phrases.
Learn the meaning of bedfellow as a noun, and how it is often used in the phrase strange bedfellows to describe an unlikely alliance of people or things. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.
strange bedfellows. A pair of people, things, or groups connected in a certain situation or activity but extremely different in overall characteristics, opinions, ideologies, lifestyles, behaviors, etc.
The phrase “strange bedfellows” is a well-known idiom that has been used for many years. It refers to an unlikely or unusual partnership between two people or groups who have very different beliefs, values, or interests.
Learn the meaning and usage of the phrase strange bedfellows, which means two things or people that are unexpectedly or unwillingly associated. See example sentences from various sources and related words.
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make strange bedfellows. Of a pair of people, things, or groups paired together in a certain situation or activity, to be extremely different in overall characteristics, opinions, ideologies, lifestyles, behaviors, etc.
