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__________’s apple
refers to the popular belief that a piece of the apple (the forbidden fruit) stuck in the throat, and made this curious swelling
ADAM
After us, the __________ .
means ‘I don’t care what happens when I am dead and gone’. The saying is generally ascribed to Madam e de Pompadour, the mistress of Louis XV
DELUGE( flood)
All roads lead to ______
here are many ways of accomplishing an end
(probably originated it was the chief city of the world )
ROME
The last day of _________
an ancient city of Italy, near the Gulf of Naples, destroyed by an eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A. D.
POMPEII
The __________ of fortune
the vicissitudes of life.
refers to Fortuna who was the goddess of fortune
WHEEL
A caliph for a ________
person who comes into power for a short time only
DAY
То cast pearls before _______
to do, to offer, or to give something good to someone who is incapable of appreciating it
The phrase comes from the Sermon on the Mount
SWINE
A blue ________
nickname for a learned and very studious woman, a female pedant.
STOCKING
__________ tears
hypocritical tears or a hypocritical show of grief
(refers the fabulous belief that crocodiles wept in order to attract their victims to the spot, or even shed tears over their prey while in the act of devouring it )
CROCODILE
The ______-stone
something of great importance, an indispensable part
(traditionally it was a ceremonial building block)
CORNER
A ______ Beard
a brutal husband, a merciless tyrant.
refers to a popular tale included in the collection by Charles Perrault, first printed in 1697 as Mother Goose’s Tales)
BLUE
_____________ laws(code)
extremely harsh and cruel laws
called after Draco, an Athenian law-giver of the 7th century В. C.
DRACONIAN(IC)
The ________ of plenty
the symbol of abundance.
According to the myth, Jupiter presented it to the nymphs promising that it would become filled with whatever they wished
HORN
То cast the ______ stone
to take the initiative to make an attack, or bring an accusation.
FIRST
_________ and rule
to split a nation into parties, or set your enemies at loggerheads, and you can have your own way
(policy principles of the Roman emperors)
DIVIDE
______ is paved with good intentions
HELL
Veni, ________, vici
an expression of swift and dramatic success
The words are said to have been used by Julius Caesar
VIDI
То Cross the _________
to take a final, irrevocable step which may have dangerous consequences.
(It arises from the phrase said to have been used by Julius Caesar)
RUBICON
Knowledge is ________
the words were first used by Francis Bacon, an English philosopher
POWER
And thou too, oh _________?
an unexpected betrayal of a close friend
(from Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar)
BRUTUS
_______ has no smell
refers to Vespasian, an emperor of Rome, who collected the tax on lavatories.
MONEY
_______ song
the last work of a poet or musician, or other farewell performance
refers to a name of a bird
SWAN
An unwritten __________
custom, popular practice
derived from The Romans legislation
LAW
The _________ of discord
a cause of dispute, a moot point
to the Greek myth of the golden gift "for the fairest" Hera (Juno), Aphrodite (Venus) and Athena (Minerva) became competitors for it.
APPLE
To ______ one’s talent
to disregard one’s abilities and gifts, to make no use of them.
refers to the story about a slave who hid the talent in the ground
BURY