What does “I want my pound of flesh” a reference to? I guess what it’s from more than what it means.

I’ve been lead under the impression that it’s from something, though I’m not sure.

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Coming from “The merchant of venice”, it is the price you pay for failing to meet your financial obligation

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Ginny O

It means they want payment. It originally came from a play I believe where the lender would require one pound of the mans flesh for repayment if he was not able to do so.

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Paladin

it comes from The Merchant of Venice, by Shakespeare

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What does “I want my pound of flesh” a reference to? I guess what it’s from more than what it means.

What does “I want my pound of flesh” a reference to? I guess what it’s from more than what it means.

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