Allusions 1-15 First Semester

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Allusions 1-15 First Semester

Achilles' heel
a person's area of particular vulnerability
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Achilles' heel a person's area of particular vulnerability
pound of flesh used to describe someone's insistence on being repaid
sacred cow refers to something that cannot be interfered with or harmed in any way
crossing the Rubicon taking an irreversible step, often involving some danger
to cast one's pearls before swine to offer something precious to someone unable to appreciate the value of what is being given
once in a blue moon something that occurs very rarely
Mrs. Grundy/Grundyism an attitude of narrow-minded prudishmess
to shed crocodile tears to show false sympathy for someone
sirens anything that tempts a person away from safety and toward a destructive path
read the riot act issue a stern warning
thirty pieces of silver; kiss of betrayal payment received for an act of treachery; a supposed friend's treachery
Gordian knot; cutting the Gordian knot any extremely complex problem; solving such a problem in a quick, decisive manner
ivory tower an unreachable place; being out of touch with reality
all that glitters is not gold something that appears valuable on the outside may in fact be less than valuable
sound and fury a great, tumultuous, and passionate uproar that actually is unimportant or meaningless

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