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