The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare

The Merchant of Venice: Idioms 1 key example

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An idiom is a phrase that conveys a figurative meaning that is difficult or impossible to understand based solely on a literal interpretation of the words in the phrase. For... read full definition
An idiom is a phrase that conveys a figurative meaning that is difficult or impossible to understand based solely on a literal interpretation of the... read full definition
An idiom is a phrase that conveys a figurative meaning that is difficult or impossible to understand based solely on... read full definition
Act 2, scene 7
Explanation and Analysis—All that Glisters:

When the Prince of Morocco chooses the gold casket, he finds a scroll inscribed with the idiom,

All that glisters is not gold.