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Salad Days (Origin)
by Craig ShrivesWhat Is the Origin of the Saying "Salad Days"?
The term the salad days refers to the periods of a person's youth when life was without worry. The phrase originated from the play Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare, which includes the line They were my salad days, when I was green in judgement.Previous and Next Sayings
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