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