| AW II.v.49 | [Parolles to Bertram, of Lafew] An idle lord |
| AYL V.ii.49 | [Rosalind as Ganymede to Orlando] I will weary you then no longer with idle talking |
| LLL V.ii.854 | [Rosaline to Berowne] if sickly ears ... / Will hear your idle scorns, continue then |
| WT III.ii.179 | [Paulina to Leontes, of Leontes' jealousies] Fancies too weak for boys, too green and idle / For girls of nine |