Vocab 24
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| Achilles' heel | vulnerable spot or weak spot
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| Armageddon | vast, decisive battle
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| bell the cat | do a daring, risky deed for the sake of others
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| between Scylla and Charybdis | between two equally difficult alternatives, neither of which can be avoided without incurring the other
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| carry coals to Newcastle | taking something to a place where it is plentiful and not needed; do something superfluous
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| Catch-22 | paradox (contradiction) in an order or regulation that makes people victims of its provisions, regardless of what they do
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| crocodile tears | false tears; insincere show of grief
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| cross the Rubicon | take a decisive, irrevocable step
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| cry wolf | give alarm without occasion; give a false alarm
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| dog in the manger | person who prevents others from using something he or she cannot use and does not need
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| fifth column | subversive group of civilians working secretly within their own country to turn it over to an invading enemy
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| fourth estate | reporters; the press; journalism
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| Freudian slip | slip of the tongue by which it is thought a person unintentionally reveals his or her true feelings
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| Hobson's choice | choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all
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| hoist with one's own petard | blown up with one's own bomb; victimized by one's own schemes
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| juggernaut | massive, irresistible force crushing everything in its path
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| last straw | final test of patience or endurance
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| Midas touch | talent for making money in any enterprise one engages in
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| Murphy's Law | satirical maxim stating that if anything can go wrong, it will
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| open sesame | any means or formula that works like magic to help one achieve a desired end
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| Pandora's box | source of extensive unforseen troubles
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| Parkinson's Law | satirical maxim about the lack of productivity, stating that work expands to fill the time available for its completion; also, that the number of subordinates increases regardless of the amount or work produced
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| Pyrrhic victory | victory achieved at ruinous cost
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| sour grapes | disparagement of something that one does not or cannot have
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