Where Does The Phrase 'The World Is Your Oyster' Come From?
| Updated: 31 Jul 2018
Mystery Hour Question
Question: Where does the phrase 'the world is your oyster' come from?
Name: Shahid in Camberwell
Answer
Name: Eric in New Malden
Qualification: Graduate in entomology.
Answer: The phrase first appeared in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor.