Matching Pairs AllusionsOnline version Allusions by Cynthia Cox 1 Mrs. Grundy 2 All That Glitters is not Gold 3 Pound of Flesh 4 Sound and Fury 5 Achilles Heel 6 Sacred Cow 7 Pearls Before Swine 8 Crocodile Tears 9 Thirty Pieces of Silver 10 Once in a Blue Moon 11 Betrayed with a Kiss 12 Crossing the Rubicon 13 Ivory Tower 14 Gordian Knot 15 Sirens 16 Read the Riot Act Something that cannot be interfered with or harmed in any way a supposed friend's treachery To take an irreversible step, often involving some danger Anything that tempts someone away from safety and towards a dangerous path An attitude of narrow-minded prudishness To show false sympathy 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 A person who is secluded or protected from the real world and thus out of touch with reality A vulnerability or point of weakness To issue a stern warning that if unacceptable behavior does not cease, severe consequences will follow. 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 happens rarely payment received for an act of treachery Any extremely complex problem
