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