Relier Pairs AllusionsVersion en ligne Allusions par Cynthia Cox 1 Sirens 2 Pound of Flesh 3 Achilles Heel 4 Mrs. Grundy 5 Crossing the Rubicon 6 Pearls Before Swine 7 All That Glitters is not Gold 8 Sound and Fury 9 Once in a Blue Moon 10 Read the Riot Act 11 Crocodile Tears 12 Sacred Cow 13 Thirty Pieces of Silver 14 Betrayed with a Kiss 15 Ivory Tower 16 Gordian Knot To issue a stern warning that if unacceptable behavior does not cease, severe consequences will follow. Describes someone's insistence on being paid, even if repayment will destroy the debtor 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 A vulnerability or point of weakness An attitude of narrow-minded prudishness a supposed friend's treachery refers to a great, tumultuous, and passionate uproar that is actually unimportant or meaningless 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 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 To show false sympathy Anything that tempts someone away from safety and towards a dangerous path To take an irreversible step, often involving some danger