"strange bedfellows" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-strange bedfellows.ogg Forms: strange bedfellow [singular]
Etymology: 1610, from Shakespeare's The Tempest. Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=strange bedfellows|sg=strange bedfellow}} strange bedfellows pl (normally plural, singular strange bedfellow)
  1. (idiomatic) An unusual combination or political alliance. Wikipedia link: The Tempest Tags: idiomatic, plural, plural-normally Related terms: in bed with, make common cause, unholy alliance Translations (unusual combination or political alliance): ootamatud liitlased [plural] (Estonian), неожи́данные сою́зники (neožídannyje sojúzniki) [plural] (Russian), стра́нные компаньо́ны (stránnyje kompanʹóny) [plural] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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