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Sold Down the River
Nemesis
Pyrrhic Victory
Flash in the Pan
In nineteenth-century America, during the days of slavery, som…
Nemesis was the Greek goddess of vengeance and retribution. Sh…
Pyrrhus was a general in ancient Greece. After defeating the R…
Flintlock rifles had an ignition pan containing gunpowder. If…
Sold Down the River
In nineteenth-century America, during the days of slavery, som…
Nemesis
Nemesis was the Greek goddess of vengeance and retribution. Sh…
Pyrrhic Victory
Saturnalia
Saturnine
Sibyl
a too costly victory; from Pyrrhus, a Greek king who defeated…
a period of unrestrained revelry; named after the ancient Roma…
sluggish, gloomy, morose, inactive in winter months; named aft…
a witch or sorceress; a priestess who made known the oracles o…
Pyrrhic Victory
a too costly victory; from Pyrrhus, a Greek king who defeated…
Saturnalia
a period of unrestrained revelry; named after the ancient Roma…
Sour Grapes (background)
Sour Grapes (definition)
Sold Down the River (background)
Sold Down the River (definition)
In "The Fox and the Grapes," a fable by Aesop, a fox tries…
refers to the attitude of a person who has been *disappointe…
In nineteenth-century America, during the days of slavery,…
to be betrayed or misled, especially by someone trusted.
Sour Grapes (background)
In "The Fox and the Grapes," a fable by Aesop, a fox tries…
Sour Grapes (definition)
refers to the attitude of a person who has been *disappointe…
Titanic
Volcanoes
Vulcanize
Babbitt
Large, grand, enormous, after tityus a giant the son of zeus a…
Originated from Vulcan, the Roman god of fire whose forge is s…
To treat rubber with sulfur to increase strength and elasticit…
A self- satisfied person concerned chiefly with business and m…
Titanic
Large, grand, enormous, after tityus a giant the son of zeus a…
Volcanoes
Originated from Vulcan, the Roman god of fire whose forge is s…
Sour Grapes
Sold Down the River
Nemesis
Pyrrhic Victory
Origin: "The Fox and the Grapes," a fable by Aesop... refers to t…
Origin: nineteenth-century America ... to be betrayed or misled,…
Origin: the Greek goddess of vengeance and retribution... that wh…
Origin: a general in ancient Greece. ... which the winner's victo…
Sour Grapes
Origin: "The Fox and the Grapes," a fable by Aesop... refers to t…
Sold Down the River
Origin: nineteenth-century America ... to be betrayed or misled,…
Jezebel
John the Baptist
Joseph and his brothers
Josheph and Potiphars wife
Phoenician princess who married king ahab & urged him to sin.…
Prophet who prepared the way for Jesus the messiah. Forunner o…
11th son of Jacob. All his brothers were jealous of him so the…
Potiphars wife tried seducing Joseph. Joseph rejected her. She…
Jezebel
Phoenician princess who married king ahab & urged him to sin.…
John the Baptist
Prophet who prepared the way for Jesus the messiah. Forunner o…
Sour Grapes origin
Sour Grapes now
Sold Down the River origin
Sold Down the River now
The Fox and the Grapes, fable by Aesop, were probably sour any…
attitude, disappointed or thwarted, bitterly rationalizes that…
nineteenth-century America, slavery, sell their house servants…
betrayed or misled by someone trusted
Sour Grapes origin
The Fox and the Grapes, fable by Aesop, were probably sour any…
Sour Grapes now
attitude, disappointed or thwarted, bitterly rationalizes that…
Sour grapes
Sold down the river
Nemesis
Pyrrhic victory
Fable by Aesop ... Attitude of a person who has been disappointed
Nineteenth century America slaver ... Betrayed
Greek goddess of vengeance punished for excessive pride... Perso…
General in Greece defeats Romans ... When the victory comes at s…
Sour grapes
Fable by Aesop ... Attitude of a person who has been disappointed
Sold down the river
Nineteenth century America slaver ... Betrayed
Sour Grapes
Sold Down the River
Nemesis
Pyrrhic Victory
Aesop; bitterly rationalizes
house servants; cruel betrayal
Greek goddesses; causes his or her downfall
Greek general; victory comes at such a great expense
Sour Grapes
Aesop; bitterly rationalizes
Sold Down the River
house servants; cruel betrayal
Sour Grapes
Sold Down the River
Nemesis
Pyrrhic Victory
Fox and the Grapes ... Fable by Aesop ... Were probably sour anyway…
Nineteenth century America ... Slavery ... Sell their houses to plan…
Greek goddess of vengeance and retribution ... Excessive pride…
Pyrrhus general in Greece ... Defeating the Romans ... Suffered grea…
Sour Grapes
Fox and the Grapes ... Fable by Aesop ... Were probably sour anyway…
Sold Down the River
Nineteenth century America ... Slavery ... Sell their houses to plan…
Jezebel
John the Baptist
Joseph and his brothers
Joseph and Potiphar's wife
In Kings, she was a Phoenician princess who married King Ahab…
The prophet who prepared the way for his cousin Jesus as Messi…
In Genesis, Joseph was the eleventh of Jacob's son. His brothe…
In Genesis, Potiphar's wife tried to seduce Joseph. When he re…
Jezebel
In Kings, she was a Phoenician princess who married King Ahab…
John the Baptist
The prophet who prepared the way for his cousin Jesus as Messi…
Sour Grapes
Sold Down the River
Nemesis
Pyrrhic Victory
From "The Fox and the Grapes," a fable by Aesop where a fox tr…
From 19th century America during the days of slavery where hom…
From Greek Mythology, Greek goddess of vengeance and retributi…
From Ancient Greek history where after defeating the Romans in…
Sour Grapes
From "The Fox and the Grapes," a fable by Aesop where a fox tr…
Sold Down the River
From 19th century America during the days of slavery where hom…
Sour Grapes
Sold Down the River
Nemesis
Pyrrhic Victory
-"The Fox and the Grapes" is a fable by Aesop... -fox tries over…
-19th century American slavery... -wealthy would sell their house…
-Greek goddess of vengeance and retribution... -punished people f…
-Pyrrhus in Greece... -after defeating Romans and suffering great…
Sour Grapes
-"The Fox and the Grapes" is a fable by Aesop... -fox tries over…
Sold Down the River
-19th century American slavery... -wealthy would sell their house…
Sour Grapes
Sold Down the River
Nemesis
Pyrrhic Victory
"the fox and the grapes", fable by Aesop. Were probably sour a…
19th century, sell their house servants to plantation owners i…
Greek goddess of vengeance and retribution; excessive pride. (…
Pyrrhus, general of Greece; after defeating the Romans, suffer…
Sour Grapes
"the fox and the grapes", fable by Aesop. Were probably sour a…
Sold Down the River
19th century, sell their house servants to plantation owners i…
Sour Grapes
Sold Down the River
Nemesis
Pyrrhic Victory
"the fox and the grapes", fable by Aesop. Were probably sour a…
19th century, sell their house servants to plantation owners i…
Greek goddess of vengeance and retribution; excessive pride. (…
Pyrrhus, general of Greece; after defeating the Romans, suffer…
Sour Grapes
"the fox and the grapes", fable by Aesop. Were probably sour a…
Sold Down the River
19th century, sell their house servants to plantation owners i…
Sour Grapes
Sour Grapes
Sold Down the River
Sold Down the River
"The Fox and the Grapes"; fable by Aesop; were probably sour a…
Attitude; disappointed or thwarted; bitterly rationalizes; not…
19th century America; slavery; sell their house servants; plan…
Betrayed or mislead by someone you trust
Sour Grapes
"The Fox and the Grapes"; fable by Aesop; were probably sour a…
Sour Grapes
Attitude; disappointed or thwarted; bitterly rationalizes; not…
Tantalize Origin
Tantalize Meaning
Siren Origin
Siren Meaning
A person who was so evil that the gods came up with a punishme…
It means tormenting something or somebody.
Seductive female creature that lured sailors to death with the…
A seductive woman that uses her body or appearance to get what…
Tantalize Origin
A person who was so evil that the gods came up with a punishme…
Tantalize Meaning
It means tormenting something or somebody.
Adam & Eve
Alpha & Omega
Babylon
Cain
First human beings and died from a poisoned apple
Means god is the beginning and the end
A city that is known for corruption, symbolizes a human societ…
First child of Adam and Eve, "the mark of Cain" is used toward…
Adam & Eve
First human beings and died from a poisoned apple
Alpha & Omega
Means god is the beginning and the end
Sour Grapes
Sold Down the River
Flash in the pan
scapegoat
Refers to the attitude of a person who has been disappointed o…
Is to be betrayed or misled, especially by someone trusted.
something or someone that initially shows great promise but so…
a person who is blamed or punished for someone else's misdeeds…
Sour Grapes
Refers to the attitude of a person who has been disappointed o…
Sold Down the River
Is to be betrayed or misled, especially by someone trusted.
Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John)
Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John)
Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John)
Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John)
"Good News"
First Four Books of New Testament
Books Telling Life of Jesus
Told Jesus's Life From Four Different Perspectives
Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John)
"Good News"
Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John)
First Four Books of New Testament
Philistines/Philistinism
Faust/Faustian Bargain
Coals to Newcastle
Freudian Slip
Origin: Old testiment, enemies of the Israelites. ... Definition…
Origin: Subject of plays by Christopher Marlowe and Goethe.…
Origin: Coal-mining city, northern England. Superfluous... Defin…
Origin: Sigmund Freud, Australian physician and psychotherapis…
Philistines/Philistinism
Origin: Old testiment, enemies of the Israelites. ... Definition…
Faust/Faustian Bargain
Origin: Subject of plays by Christopher Marlowe and Goethe.…
Babylon
Coals to Newcastle
Delphic Oracle
Don Quixote/Quixotic/Tilting at windmil…
Capital of the ancient Babylonian Empire. The city was known f…
Newcastle is a coal mining city in Northern England. Thus "car…
In ancient Greece, Delphi was the location of the Temple of Ap…
Don Quixote was a novel written by Miguel de Cervantes. The pr…
Babylon
Capital of the ancient Babylonian Empire. The city was known f…
Coals to Newcastle
Newcastle is a coal mining city in Northern England. Thus "car…
Sour Grapes (literature)
Sour Grapes (today's use)
Nemesis (Mythology and legend)
Nemesis (today's use)
the fox and the grapes; fable by Aesop; were probably sour any…
attitude disappointed or thwarted bitterly rationalizes not so…
Greek goddess of vengeance and retribution; excessive pride
causes his or her downfall
Sour Grapes (literature)
the fox and the grapes; fable by Aesop; were probably sour any…
Sour Grapes (today's use)
attitude disappointed or thwarted bitterly rationalizes not so…
Pyrrhic Victory
Saturnalia
Sibyl
Sisyphean
too costly victory, from Pyrrhus, a Greek king who defeated th…
a period of unrestrained revelry; named after the ancient Roma…
a witch or sorceress; a priestess who made known the oracles o…
greedy and avaricious; from the shrewd and greedy king of Cori…
Pyrrhic Victory
too costly victory, from Pyrrhus, a Greek king who defeated th…
Saturnalia
a period of unrestrained revelry; named after the ancient Roma…
Mary Rowlandson
Benjamin Franklin
James Fennimore Cooper
Washington Irving
"The Narrative of the Captivity" - were many captivity / histo…
Poor Richard's Almanack - full of aphorisms
1st American novelist - Last of the Mohicans - developed the "…
wrote "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
Mary Rowlandson
"The Narrative of the Captivity" - were many captivity / histo…
Benjamin Franklin
Poor Richard's Almanack - full of aphorisms