Allusions

Sacred Cow

Mrs. Grundy

Gordian Knot

Pearls Before Swine

All That Glitters is not Gold

Crossing the Rubicon

Read the Riot Act

Crocodile Tears

Ivory Tower

Betrayed with a Kiss

Once in a Blue Moon

Pound of Flesh

Thirty Pieces of Silver

Sirens

Achilles Heel

Sound and Fury

Anything that tempts someone away from safety and towards a dangerous path

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

A vulnerability or point of weakness

An attitude of narrow-minded prudishness

To issue a stern warning that if unacceptable behavior does not cease, severe consequences will follow.

To show false sympathy

Any extremely complex problem

to offer something precious to someone who are unable to appreciate the value of what is given

Something that cannot be interfered with or harmed in any way

Something that happens rarely

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

payment received for an act of treachery

a supposed friend's treachery