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5259413764Flash BackThe insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narritive0
5259413765Perls before swineDon't give to those who don't appreciate1
5259413766EuphemismAn indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant(sanitation engineer)2
5259413767Crossing the RubiconImpossible task3
5259413768DictionThe kinds and levels of words chosen by writer4
5259413769Sacred CowSomething you don't mess with preferably5
5259413770ChiasmasA statement consisting of two parallel parts structurally reversed6
5259413771Pound of FleshInsist on being paid even if harms debtor7
5259413772AllegoryA work of art intending to be not meaningful of two levels of understanding8
5259413773Achilles HeelA mighty heroes unexpected weakness9
5263753069HubrisExcessive pride or arrogance that leads to the downfall of the protagonist10
5263753070Once in a blue moonRarely happens11
5263753071IdiomAn expression that cannot be taken literally12
5263806327Mrs. GrundyNarrow-minded, conventional, prudish13
5263806328JuxtapositionPlacing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast14
5263806329Crocodile TearsFake tears15
5263806330LitotesUnderstatement in which an idea is expressed by negating it's opposite.16
5263806331SirensAnything that takes you away from safety toward a destructive path17
5263806332MotifA standard theme element or dramatic situation that recurs in various works18
5263806333Read the Riot actWarning of bad behavior, there will be a consequence19
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5263806336Scape goatA person or group that takes the blame for another22
5263806337Ivory towerSecluded and out of touch with society(negotiate connotations)23
5263806338VenacularThe everyday speech of particular culture. Often non standard usage24
5263806339Sound & furySignificant nothing. Bigger than it is.25
5263806340SyllepsisA construction in which one word is used in two different senses26
5263806341All that glitters is not gold.False gold, not what it seems27

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