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There actually is no such phrase. People using it are confusing the phrase "a pound of flesh" from the Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice with the title of the 2008 Will Smith movie "Seven Pounds"
In the Shakespeare play the pound of flesh is the penalty for defaulting on a loan. You default on your mortgage and the bank gets your arm.
The Will Smith movie is not about defaulting on a loan, but about making up for your mistakes. In the film Smith's character must help seven people to make up for the seven people he accidentally killed.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y ago"A pound of flesh" means sixteen ounces or 454 grams of human tissue, either skin or muscle. In Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice, the moneylender Shylock loans the merchant Antonio 3000 ducats (a unit of currency originating in Venice), for the period of three months. If the loan is not repaid in time, the contract says that Shylock may take a pound of Antonio's flesh from any part of his body Shylock chooses.
In a figurative sense, then, "a pound of flesh" can be used to describe payment which is excessive or cruel. Likewise, a person who insists on an excessive or unfair payment can be said to be insisting on his pound of flesh as Shylock did.
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∙ 14y agoheart, lung, kidney, bone marrow, liver and eyes and the seventh is a house. From a Will Smith film where he donates seven body parts and his beach house in order to atone for seven people lost in an accident that he caused
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∙ 15y ago"Seven pounds of flesh" is most like a combination of the idiom "pound of flesh" and the movie "Seven Pounds." The movie title "Seven Pounds" refers to seven debts owed by the lead character. The expression "pound of flesh" refers to a debt that is justly owed, but is nonetheless an unreasonable demand. E.g. A landlord evicts a tenant who can't pay the rent, even though then tenant has been sick and unable to work. Others may say the Landlord is getting his pound of flesh from the unfortunate tenant. The idiom "pound of flesh" was coined in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice," Act IV, scene i
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∙ 14y agoNo. It derives from a quotation by Shylock in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". Shylock demands a pound of flesh as repayment of a debt. Seven Pounds (2008) used the reference as the main characters feeling that he must repay the debt of seven lives he feels responsible for taking.
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∙ 15y agoWhat is the Biblical reference seven pounds of flesh? What does seven pounds of flesh mean? What is the Biblical reference seven pounds of flesh? What does seven pounds of flesh mean?
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∙ 15y agoIt's actually "pound of flesh" and is Shakespearean in origin (from "Merchant of Venice") meaning "the price to pay".
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Was the term a pound of flesh mentioned in Macbeth and what scene?
Wrong play. The expression "pound of flesh" comes not from Macbeth but from The Merchant of Venice.
Why does Antonio agree on 1 pound of flesh?
because he will do anything for his friend
Was the law of Venice good or shakespeare made mockery of it in The Merchant of Venice?
The law of Venice was not good because they are not showing any mercy towards the culprit and so they permit Shylock to a pound of flesh from Antonio's body.And i think its quite merciless to take a pound of flesh.
What is the name of the moneylender who wants a pound of flesh from antonio if his debt cant be paid?
Shylock is the name of the money lender
How is Portia described in a Pound of Flesh?
"A Pound of Flesh" is not the name of the play. It's called The Merchant of Venice. And this is all the description you get of her: In Belmont is a lady richly left; And she is fair, and, fairer than that word, Of wondrous virtues: sometimes from her eyes I did receive fair speechless messages: Her name is Portia It doesn't tell you much, does it?
What are the release dates for Pound of Flesh - 2015?
Pound of Flesh - 2015 was released on: USA: 2015
What is the collective noun for flesh?
There is no collective noun for flesh. However, I have heard 'a pound of flesh' and 'a mass of flesh'.
What are the ratings and certificates for Pound of Flesh - 2010?
Pound of Flesh - 2010 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:MA (2010)
Was the term a pound of flesh mentioned in Macbeth and what scene?
Wrong play. The expression "pound of flesh" comes not from Macbeth but from The Merchant of Venice.
What is collective noun for flesh?
The commonly used collective noun is a pound of flesh.
What are the release dates for Frontline World - 2002 India A Pound of Flesh?
Frontline World - 2002 India A Pound of Flesh was released on: USA: 20 July 2006
What actors and actresses appeared in A Pound of Flesh - 1993?
The cast of A Pound of Flesh - 1993 includes: Sandi Carroll as Rose Adam Felber Mick Hilgers Ian Lithgow
Origin of pound of flesh?
Shakespeare's 'Merchant of Venice' IV.i
What did The Merchant of Venice want as payment?
One pound of flesh.
What are the release dates for The F-B-I- - 1965 Pound of Flesh 1-14?
The F-B-I- - 1965 Pound of Flesh 1-14 was released on: USA: 19 December 1965
What are the release dates for Eddie Dodd - 1991 Pound of Flesh 1-3?
Eddie Dodd - 1991 Pound of Flesh 1-3 was released on: USA: 26 March 1991
What are the release dates for Boots and Saddles - 1957 Pound of Flesh 1-15?
Boots and Saddles - 1957 Pound of Flesh 1-15 was released on: USA: 2 January 1958
