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