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