In reply to: re: Ditto - WaymanWong02:11 am EDT 07/02/20
The first use of 'the game is afoot' is found in Shakespeare's King Henry IV Part I, 1597, spoken from Northumberland to Hotspur; it also appears in Henry V, delivered by the title character. 'Mischief, thou art afoot' is from Anthony in Julius Caesar.
