comedy of errors
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A complex or humorous series of events, as in Mary and John went to the Smiths', while the Smiths went to the Parkers', and the Parkers wondered why no one answered the door at John and Mary's—a true comedy of errors. The term borrows the title of Shakespeare's play, The Comedy of Errors, about two sets of twin brothers, master and slave, who are separated in infancy, and the mix-ups occurring when they arrive in the same place many years later. [c. 1600]
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Words nearby comedy of errors
come down on, come down the pike, come down to, come down with, comedy, comedy of errors, comedy of manners, come forward, come from, come from behind, come full circle
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