IDES OF MARCH, THE


Meaning of IDES OF MARCH, THE 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.