I read about that!
Shakespearian origin. This allusion describes a romantic man.
Romeo
This means to become over ambitious. It originates from a story about a man and his sun who create wings for flight
Fly to close to the sun.
Einstein
Someone who is intelligent
Rabbit Hole--to become so absorbed with a task that one becomes lost.
Alison in Wonderland
Is an allusion an illusion
NO!
To be two faced--based on a Robert Louis Stevenson novel
Jekyll and Hyde
Everything you do is a success! Some may regard it as a curse!
Midas Touch
Odyssey
A long journey
Let them eat cake--The meaning is that one does not care about the problems of others.
An allusion to a (most likely fake) quote from Marie Antionette.
Boo! You lost 100 points
-100
This is a person's personal weakness. It originates from a comic book alien.
Kryptonite
This allusion describes someone full of themselves. It originates from a tale in which a prince could not stop looking at his reflection
Narcissist
Cinderella Story
Someone not favored to win comes out on top
Bonus Points!
+100
What is Peter Pan Syndrome?
When an adult acts like a child
This describes an opportunity that might be presented to someone that is highly desirable. It originates from a Roald Dahl novel.
Golden Ticket
An ancient warrior known for being invincible in battle (his mother had dipped him into magic water as an infant as she held him by the heel of his foot) ends up dying in battle when he is wounded on the part of his ankle not exposed to the magic water. The allusion refers to a person’s weakness.
Achilles' Heel
Utopia
An ideal world in which everything is perfect.
Big Brother--An all powerful government
An allusion to the Orwell novel 1984.
If someone says, "Ronaldo is an everyday Mr. Darcy," they must think what about Ronaldo?
They are in love with him
"The ends justify the means" is an idea expressed in this allusion that refers to a leader demanding results without a care of how those results come about
Machiavellian
This allusion refers to someone spilling a secret, resulting in many unfortunate events. Some may refer to it as the snowball effect It is Greek.
Pandora's Box
Waterloo
An obstacle that will cause a downfall
Swiftian--to make an argument using sarcasm
A reference to Jonathan Swift who once wrote an essay about the English eating Irish babies
A term referring to a landlord in the 1880s who evicted his tenants and was then shunned by the town.
Boycott