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