Greek Influence on Language
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Achilles heel | refers to a person's weak spot |
| Herculean | based on strongest man on earth who completed 12 almost impossible tasks; a very hard task |
| sour grapes | based on a story about a fox that wanted to eat some grapes but he couldn't reach the branch, so he said, "Those grapes are probably sour anyway." |
| Midas touch | based on a Greek myth that told of a man who turned things to gold; refers to getting rich easily |
| tantalizing | A Greek character named Tantalus was punished by having to stand to his chin in water and was always thirsty & the water would recede anytime he tried to get a drink. Refers to something you want is out of reach. |
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