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5032137380Achilles' Heelrefers to a person's area of particular vulnerability0
5032144117Horse of a Different Colora different matter or separate issue altogether from that which was being talked about or considered1
5032148015Sacred Cowsomething that cannot be interfered with or harmed in any way2
5032157789The Rubiconto cross one's _____________ is to take an irreversible step, often involving a risk of danger3
5032177697Pearls before Swineto offer something precious to someone unable to appreciate its value4
5032185874Once in a Blue Moonto refer yo something that happens very rarely5
5032187680Exodusthe expression is used to reference any departure of a large group of people or a mass migration in one area6
5032205197Crocodile Tearsto show false sympathy for someone or to cry fake tears7
5032223319The Sirens or A Siren Songanything that tempts a person away from safety toward a destructive path8
5032227209Ivory Towera person who is secluded fro, or protected from the real world and thus out of touch with reality9
5032233793Gordian Knotcomplex problem, and solving such a problem in a quick and decisive manner10
5032244580Thirty Pieces of Silver or Betrayed with a Kisspayment received for an act of treachery, or a supposed friend's treachery11
5032252095Lotharioa handsome, seductive, ladies man, who successfully deceives women12
5032256163Sound and Furya great and passionate uproar that is actually unimportant or meaningless in the big picture13
5032264974Double-Edged Sworda situation or policy that cuts both ways, bringing harm to both the proponent and the opponent OR an action that can help and hurt the person involved14
5032277884Icarus or Flying too close to the Moonfailure, being destroyed, lack of caution, excessive ambition15
5032280839The Apocalypseoverall destruction or universal disaster16
5032294821Spill the Beansrevealing secret information intentionally or accidentally17
5032313044Tabula Rasasomething or someone can be entirely unmarked or uninfluenced18
5032328487Tantalusoffered something desirable that is then withheld19
5032336087Nimbyaware of the value of and necessity for some unpleasant realities (such as prisons), insist these places be located away from where they live so other people can deal with them instead20
5032353598Waterloosuffer an ultimate and decisive defeat21
5032368734Pandora's Boxcreating a source of unexpected and ever-increasing troubles22
5032377014Left-Handed Complimentdespite being a compliment, it is insulting or rude in some way23

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