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the plot thickens

the plot thickens phrase: used to describe an increasingly complex or mysterious situation.

Phrase

the plot thickens

  1. (humorous, idiomatic, often) Used to describe an increasingly complex or mysterious situation.
    • BAYES. Lo' you now, there he's off again.
      JOHNS. Admirably done i'faith.
      BAYES. Ay, now the Plot thickens very much upon us.1672 George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, The Rehearsal, Act III Scene ii
    • Y. Book. Well said, Lad—and as Mr. Bays says, now the Plot thickens upon us, we'll spend our time as gaily as the best of 'em—and all of it in Love …1703–4 Richard Steele The Lying Lover: Or, the Ladies Friendship Act II Scene i

the plot thickens meaning in Arabic

the plot thickens in Arabic

used to describe an increasingly complex or mysterious situation
تتشربك الْمُؤَامَرَة

Origin of the plot thickens

From the satirical play The Rehearsal. First attested in 1671.

Questions about the plot thickens

What does the plot thickens mean?
The plot thickens means used to describe an increasingly complex or mysterious situation.
What is the plot thickens in Arabic?
The plot thickens in Arabic is تتشربك الْمُؤَامَرَة. See The plot thickens meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is the plot thickens?
The plot thickens is a phrase.

Words near the plot thickens in the dictionary

  1. the piss out of
  2. the pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last
  3. the pits
  4. the plague
  5. the pleasure is all mine
  6. the plot thickens
  7. the plural of anecdote is not data
  8. the pock
  9. The Pocket
  10. The Ponds
  11. the poop out of

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