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