7661465697 | Achilles' heel | Greek mythology (River Styx) Area of particular vulnerability | 0 | |
7661465698 | Pound of Flesh | Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice (Shylock moneylender) Someone's insistence on being repaid even if the repayment will destroy or harm debtor | 1 | |
7661465699 | Sacred cow | Hinduism Something that cannot be interfered with or harmed in anyway | 2 | |
7661465700 | Crossing the Rubicon | Julius Caesar Take an Irreversible step | 3 | |
7661465701 | Pearls before swine | Sermon 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 given | 4 | |
7661465702 | once in a blue moon | Every three calendar years Something occurring rarely | 5 | |
7661465703 | Mrs. Grundy | Speed the plough (play) An attitude of narrow minded prudishness | 6 | |
7661465704 | crocodile tears | Shed large tears before devouring their prey To show fake sympathy for someone | 7 | |
7661465705 | Sirens | Greek mythology sea creatures Anything that tempts a person away from safety to destructive path | 8 | |
7661465706 | Read the Riot Act | English common law To issue A stern warning that is on acceptable behavior does not cause severe consequences will follow | 9 | |
7661465707 | Thirty Pieces of Silver/Betrayed kiss | Bible Judas Refers to the payment received for an act of treachery or a friend treachery | 10 | |
7661465708 | Gordian Knot | Alexander the Great It's an extreme problem and when cutting the knot is solving such extreme problem | 11 | |
7661465709 | ivory tower | Poet/fairytale Person who is secluded or protected from the real world and this out of touch with reality | 12 | |
7661465710 | All that glitters is not gold | Aristotle Something that may seem valuable from the outside but may not be as valuable after all | 13 | |
7661465711 | Sound and Fury | Shakespeare Macbeth Something passionate uproar is unimportant or meaningless | 14 |
Ap literature Flashcards
Primary tabs
Need Help?
We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.
For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.
If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.
Need Notes?
While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!