What do we mean when we say it today?
This little phrase has provided the title of a Virginia Boyd novel and an album by emo band The Spill Canvas.
But we don't think either of those uses is really about what Macduff is saying in this scene. Luckily we're not talking about murders or heartless people when we bust this one out today. Usually people are just saying something took place all together—in one swift action. Somewhere along the way, it lost its savagery.