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