IDES OF MARCH


Meaning of IDES OF MARCH in English

ˌIdes of ˈMarch, the BrE AmE

March 15th, famous for being the day on which Julius Caesar was killed by a group of his former friends because they thought he had too much power. Caesar is supposed to have been warned by a ↑ fortune-teller to ‘beware the Ides of March’. People sometimes use this expression when giving a warning.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.