- Scottish play, the
- `Scottish ,play, thea name for William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, used by people working in the theater who believe it brings bad luck to say the word Macbeth
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(the) Scottish play — the Scottish play UK US theatre a name for William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth , used by people working in the theatre who believe it brings bad luck to say the word ‘Macbeth’ http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/scottish play… … Useful english dictionary
Scottish Play — Scottish Play, the a name for Shakespeare s play Macbeth, used by actors because they believe that it is unlucky to say Macbeth … Dictionary of contemporary English
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