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allusions

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the term has come to refer to a persons area of particular weakness   Achilles heel  
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used to describe someones insistence on being repaid, even if the repayment will be destroyed or harm the debtor   pound of flesh  
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this word refers to something that cannot be interfered with or harmed in any way   sacred cow  
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to take an irreversible step, often involving some danger   crossing the Rubicon  
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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  
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something that occurs very rarely   once in a blue moon  
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such an attitude of narrow minded prudishness   Mrs. Grundy  
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to show false sympathy for someone   crocodile tears  
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anything that tempts a person away form safety ad toward a destructive path. (temptation used to lure a person)   sirens  
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issue a stern warning that if unacceptable behavior does not cease, serve consequences will follow   read the riot act  
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payment recieved for an act of treachery. (a supposed friend treachery)   thirty pieces of silver betrayed with a kiss  
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an extremely complex problem, (a problem in a quick decisive manner.   Gordian knot  
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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  
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something which appears valuable on the outside may in fact be less than valuable. (appearance may be deceptive)   all that glitter is not gold  
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refers to a great passionate uproar that actually is unimportant or meaningless   sound of fury  
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