Relacionar Columnas AllusionsVersión en línea Allusions por Cynthia Cox 1 Crossing the Rubicon 2 Pound of Flesh 3 Sirens 4 Betrayed with a Kiss 5 All That Glitters is not Gold 6 Sacred Cow 7 Sound and Fury 8 Once in a Blue Moon 9 Read the Riot Act 10 Gordian Knot 11 Ivory Tower 12 Achilles Heel 13 Crocodile Tears 14 Thirty Pieces of Silver 15 Mrs. Grundy 16 Pearls Before Swine To show false sympathy A person who is secluded or protected from the real world and thus out of touch with reality Any extremely complex problem payment received for an act of treachery Something that cannot be interfered with or harmed in any way Something that happens rarely a supposed friend's treachery A vulnerability or point of weakness Describes someone's insistence on being paid, even if repayment will destroy the debtor to offer something precious to someone who are unable to appreciate the value of what is given something which appears valuable on the outside may in fact be less than valuable; appearances can be deceptive refers to a great, tumultuous, and passionate uproar that is actually unimportant or meaningless Anything that tempts someone away from safety and towards a dangerous path An attitude of narrow-minded prudishness To issue a stern warning that if unacceptable behavior does not cease, severe consequences will follow. To take an irreversible step, often involving some danger