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What play did a boiling idiot come from Shakespeare?

Shakespeare did not use the phrase "a boiling idiot". You are probably thinking of "a blinking idiot", which comes from The Merchant of Venice.


What play does ' a blinking idiot' come from?

The Merchant of Venice


What line in a play does - A blinking idiot come from?

The meaning or insult 'Blinking idiot' comes from Shakespeares Play 'Merchant of Venice' Thankyou for looking up Shakespeares plays they are a great historian play!


What does 'blinking idiot' in The Merchant of Venice mean?

Portia said 'blinking idiot' in the Merchant of Venice.


'blinking idiot'what shakespeare play does this quote come from?

The phrase "blinking idiot" is not a direct quote from any of William Shakespeare's plays. It may be a modern adaptation or interpretation of a character's dialogue in one of his works, but it is not a famous line from Shakespeare's original text.


Is 'blinking in between' a phrase or an idiom?

It is a phrase that means just what it says -- someone was blinking their eyes between whatever else was in the original sentence.


Were does the word a blinking idiot come from?

"Blinking" is a minced oath. It stands for "bloody," which until recently was as taboo in Britain as the f-word was in America


Did the quote from the 'blinking idiot' come from William shakespeare?

Yes, it's from The Merchant of Venice


The blinking vertical line where text or graphics will be inserted is called the?

It's a cursor, you IDIOT!Improved: Actually it's called the insertion point, idiot.


How do you say idiot in Elizabethan English?

Elizabethan English is still English, and "idiot" in English is "idiot". It is ridiculous to think that Shakespeare wrote in a foreign language. Examples of "idiot" in Shakespeare include "Tis a tale told by an idiot" (Macbeth) and "the portrait of a blinking idiot" (Merchant of Venice)


The blinking vertical line where text or graphics will be inserted is called?

it's called an insertion point...you IDIOT


Which phrase is an appositive?

it is a if u don't know your an idiot