"the world is your oyster... thats all the world is"
2007-02-15 10:41:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
It means that you have the whole world at your disposal. You can choose from all the goodies in the world. It is a good place to be!
2007-02-15 10:49:56 · answer #1 · answered by Croa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE WORLD IS AN (ONE'S) OYSTER - "If you have a lot of money, you can have anything you want. The proverb first appears in Shakespeare's play 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' (1600).'Falstaff: I will not lend thee a penny. Pistol: Why, then, the world's mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.' Act II, Scene II." From "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" (1996) by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996).
: : A second reference says the phrase means: "All the pleasures and opportunities of life are open to someone because he is young, rich, handsome, successful, etc. Shakespeare invented or popularized this expression." From "Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins" by Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997).
: : OK. I'm confused. Does "the world is my oyster" mean:
: : a. I have money, therefore all the good things of the world are available to me.
: : b. I don't have money, therefore the world is my oyster and I'm going to look for the pearl. OR
: : c. I'm young and good-looking and my mama loves me, therefore even though I don't have money, all the good things of the world are available to me.
: : The world is yours for the taking; whatever you make of it.
Yep. I think you've got it.
2007-02-15 12:56:05 · answer #2 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that if you look carefully there are pleanty of riches waiting to be uncovered much as one uncovers a peral fromn an oyster and a bigger pearl if that grain of sand has been covered by mother of pearl for a longer period of time. The expression is used in conjunction with encouraging people to take an intitative in life and be resoiurceful with their talents.
2007-02-15 12:14:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Riches are there for those who dive in with both feet and work at it....no doubt spawned by those who find pearls in the oysters....
2007-02-15 10:46:13 · answer #4 · answered by Rick 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means you can do/achieve anything you set your mind to.
2007-02-15 10:58:36 · answer #5 · answered by pompeii 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋