Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

good wine needs no bush

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: good wine need-s no bush
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

There is no need to boast or advertise about something of good quality.

Etymology

First recorded in the epilogue to As You Like It by William Shakespeare: "If it be true, that good wine needs no bush, ’tis true, that a good play needes no Epilogue." Here, the term bush denotes a branch or bunch of ivy formerly hung as a vintner’s sign in front of a tavern.

Phrases

old wine in a new bottle

Frequently Paired Words

old wine in a new bottle

Questions

What does good wine needs no bush mean?: There is no need to boast or advertise about something of good quality.
Where does good wine needs no bush come from?: First recorded in the epilogue to As You Like It by William Shakespeare: "If it be true, that good wine needs no bush, ’tis true, that a good play needes no Epilogue." Here, the term bush denotes a branch or bunch of ivy formerly hung as a vintner’s sign in front of a tavern.

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