allusions 1-10

Pearls before Swine

offer something precious to someone, or a group of people, unable to appreciate the value of what they are being given.

Crossing the Rubicon

Take an irreversible step, often involving some danger

The Sacred Cow

something that cannot be interfered with or harmed in any way

Pound of Flesh

someone's insistence on being repaid, even if the repayment will destroy or harm the debtor.

Achilles' Heel

person's area of particular vulnerability.

Thirty Pieces of Silver/Betrayed with a Kiss

payment received for an act of treachery.

Read the Riot Act

stern warning that if unacceptable behavior does not cease, severe consequences will follow.

Sirens

anything that tempts a person away from safety and toward a destructive path

Crocodile Tears

to show false sympathy for someone

Once in a Blue Moon

something that occurs very rarely.