Ap literature Flashcards

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