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allusions #1-15
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Question | Answer |
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the term has come to refer to a persons area of particular weakness | Achilles heel |
used to describe someones insistence on being repaid, even if the repayment will be destroyed or harm the debtor | pound of flesh |
this word refers to something that cannot be interfered with or harmed in any way | sacred cow |
to take an irreversible step, often involving some danger | crossing the Rubicon |
to offer something precious to someone or a group of people unable to appreciate the value of what they are being given | pearls before swine |
something that occurs very rarely | once in a blue moon |
such an attitude of narrow minded prudishness | Mrs. Grundy |
to show false sympathy for someone | crocodile tears |
anything that tempts a person away form safety ad toward a destructive path. (temptation used to lure a person) | sirens |
issue a stern warning that if unacceptable behavior does not cease, serve consequences will follow | read the riot act |
payment recieved for an act of treachery. (a supposed friend treachery) | thirty pieces of silver betrayed with a kiss |
an extremely complex problem, (a problem in a quick decisive manner. | Gordian knot |
a person who is scheduled or protected from the real world and thus out of touch with reality is said to be residing in a _______? | ivory tower |
something which appears valuable on the outside may in fact be less than valuable. (appearance may be deceptive) | all that glitter is not gold |
refers to a great passionate uproar that actually is unimportant or meaningless | sound of fury |