Relier Pairs AllusionsVersion en ligne Allusions par Cynthia Cox 1 Gordian Knot 2 Sound and Fury 3 Betrayed with a Kiss 4 Read the Riot Act 5 All That Glitters is not Gold 6 Pound of Flesh 7 Sacred Cow 8 Once in a Blue Moon 9 Crocodile Tears 10 Ivory Tower 11 Mrs. Grundy 12 Sirens 13 Pearls Before Swine 14 Thirty Pieces of Silver 15 Achilles Heel 16 Crossing the Rubicon Anything that tempts someone away from safety and towards a dangerous path A vulnerability or point of weakness 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 To take an irreversible step, often involving some danger Something that cannot be interfered with or harmed in any way 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 A person who is secluded or protected from the real world and thus out of touch with reality Any extremely complex problem a supposed friend's treachery Something that happens rarely to offer something precious to someone who are unable to appreciate the value of what is given payment received for an act of treachery something which appears valuable on the outside may in fact be less than valuable; appearances can be deceptive