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7661465697Achilles' heelGreek mythology (River Styx) Area of particular vulnerability0
7661465698Pound of FleshShakespeare's Merchant of Venice (Shylock moneylender) Someone's insistence on being repaid even if the repayment will destroy or harm debtor1
7661465699Sacred cowHinduism Something that cannot be interfered with or harmed in anyway2
7661465700Crossing the RubiconJulius Caesar Take an Irreversible step3
7661465701Pearls before swineSermon on the mountain Jesus Is to offer something precious to someone or a group of people unable to appreciate the value of what they are being given4
7661465702once in a blue moonEvery three calendar years Something occurring rarely5
7661465703Mrs. GrundySpeed the plough (play) An attitude of narrow minded prudishness6
7661465704crocodile tearsShed large tears before devouring their prey To show fake sympathy for someone7
7661465705SirensGreek mythology sea creatures Anything that tempts a person away from safety to destructive path8
7661465706Read the Riot ActEnglish common law To issue A stern warning that is on acceptable behavior does not cause severe consequences will follow9
7661465707Thirty Pieces of Silver/Betrayed kissBible Judas Refers to the payment received for an act of treachery or a friend treachery10
7661465708Gordian KnotAlexander the Great It's an extreme problem and when cutting the knot is solving such extreme problem11
7661465709ivory towerPoet/fairytale Person who is secluded or protected from the real world and this out of touch with reality12
7661465710All that glitters is not goldAristotle Something that may seem valuable from the outside but may not be as valuable after all13
7661465711Sound and FuryShakespeare Macbeth Something passionate uproar is unimportant or meaningless14

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