Strange bedfellows

Strange bedfellows

The idiomatic English expession strange bedfellows is used in reference to situations wherein political or other mutual interests can bring together people who otherwise have little in common. This saying is taken from a line in "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare, spoken by a shipwrecked man who finds himself seeking shelter beside a sleeping monster: :“Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.” [" [http://www.bartleby.com/59/3/politicsmake.html Politics makes strange bedfellows] ", "The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy", Third Edition, E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil, editors, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002]

Strange Bedfellows may also refer to:

Films

* "Strange Bedfellows (1965 film)", a 1965 film
* "The Strange Bedfellow", a 1986 Hong Kong film
* "Strange Bedfellows (2004 film)", a 2004 film
* The Bedfellowship of East Brunswick, starring Aniket and Jeremy (2008 Film), a 2008 film

TV episodes

* , an episode of ""
* Strange Bedfellows (The Drew Carey Show), an episode of "The Drew Carey Show"
* Strange Bedfellows (The Golden Girls), an episode of "The Golden Girls"
* Strange Bedfellows (Oz), an episode of Oz
* Strange Bedfellows is also an episode of Shark

Comics

*Strange Bedfellows (Angel comic), a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the "Angel" television series.

Sports

* Strange Bedfellows is the name for a type of match in professional wrestling in which rivals are required to compete as part of the same team.

References


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  • Strange Bedfellows — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Schräge Bettgesellen Originaltitel: Strange Bedfellows Produktionsland: Australien Erscheinungsjahr: 2004 Länge: 97 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • strange bedfellows — noun An unusual combination or political alliance Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows …   Wiktionary

  • strange bedfellows —    This expression refers to the unusual or unlikely association of two or more people, companies or states.     A car manufacturer and a bakery strange bedfellows don t you think? …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Strange Bedfellows (1965 film) — Strange Bedfellows is 1965 American comedy film directed by Melvin Frank and starring Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Gig Young and Terry Thomas. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058621/] A wealthy American and a bohemian Italian woman meet in… …   Wikipedia

  • Strange Bedfellows (2004 film) — Infobox Film name = Strange Bedfellows image size = caption = director = Dean Murphey producer = Thomas Augsberger writer = Stewart Faichney Dean Murphy narrator = starring = Paul Hogan Michael Caton music = cinematography = Roger Lanser Sean… …   Wikipedia

  • politics makes strange bedfellows — Politics has long been considered a plural noun; its use with a singular verb is comparatively recent. A well established variant of adversity makes strange bedfellows. 1839 P. HONE Diary 9 July (1927) I. 404 Party politics, like poverty, bring… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • adversity makes strange bedfellows — While the underlying idea remains the same, there has always been some variation in the first word of the proverb: see also politics makes strange bedfellows. 1611 SHAKESPEARE Tempest II. ii. 37 My best way is to creep under his gaberdine; there… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • strange — see adversity makes strange bedfellows politics makes strange bedfellows fact is stranger than fiction truth is stranger than fiction …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows — Meaning Origin From Shakespeare s The Tempest …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • misery makes strange bedfellows — distress brings people together who normally wouldn t associate with one another …   English contemporary dictionary

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