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allusion #4
allusion list number 4
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English
12th Grade
02/07/2012

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sour grapes
Definition
aesops fables
bitter rationalization
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sold down the river
Definition
house servant
betrayed by someone trusted
Term
nemesis
Definition
greek godess
cause ones downfall
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pyrrhic victory
Definition
ancient greek general
victory at greek expence
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flash in the pan
Definition
flint lock rifle
fails to meet expectation
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scape goat
Definition
day of atonment
person who takes blame
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benedict arnold
Definition
military officer in revolution
a traitor
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don quixole/ tilting at windmills
Definition
clelebrates romance novel
foolishly idealistic
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delphic oracle
Definition
temple of apollo
difficult to interpert
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over a barallel
Definition
save someone from drowning
to do someones bidding
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shibboleth
Definition
hebrew word for ear of corn
password
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double speak
Definition
george arwall
deliberate use of evasive language
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murphys law
Definition
something goes wrong
inevitable
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