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English Cedar Park Opperman

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Faust sacrificing one's self, sells his soul to the devil
coals to Newcastle gratuitous and unnecessary, superfluous (Newcastle has it's own coal- hard to sell coal to Newcastle)
Phoenix rebirth, burn itself to death (bird phoenix was burned then rose from the ashes)
Freudian slip accidental error, psychotherapist
Benedict Arnold traitor, American Revolution
doublespeak evasive language, George Orwell
Muckrakers expose corruption, reform-minded journalist
Murphy's Law inevitability of error, something goes wrong
Methuselah extremely old person, oldest patriarch in Bible
Sisyphus seemingly endless task, giant boulder
Babylon capital city, place of decadence
over a barrel unable to act independently, save from drowning
shibboleth password, Hebrew word
hoist with one's own petard one's trap backfires, medieval warfare
Luddites British laborers, opposes change
sine qua non essential ingredient, without which, nothing
Scylla and Charybdis two equal dangers, Greek Mythology
Holy Grail long and difficult quest, Last Supper
Xanadu magical place, Mongolia
Philistines commonplace tastes, Old Testament
Delphic Oracle difficult to interpret, Temple of Apollo
Medusa terrifying woman, gorgon
pass the buck shift responsibility, Harry Truman
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