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