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