“butt together”MetaphorAct 5,Scene 2Lines 38-41An explanation of Gremio’s phrase “butt together well” in Act 5, Scene 2 of myShakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Baptista How likes Gremio these quick-witted folks? Gremio Believe me, sir, they butt together well. Bianca Head and butt! A hasty-witted body Would say your “head and butt” were “head and horn”. Gremio compares Hortensio and Petruchio’s clash of wits to two animals butting heads.
