Things Are Serious If You 'Cross the Rubicon' — VOA Learning English
Topics: суспільство
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And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English.
On this program we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give examples and notes on usage. Sometimes we tell about their origin story – where they come from. But origins are often a lot of guesswork. We often don’t know how some expressions began.
That is not the case with today’s expression – to cross the Rubicon.
But before we talk about its origin, let’s talk about its meaning.
To cross the Rubicon means to make a decision of permanence. It cannot be changed. It is irreversible - a done deal – no cancellations!
Someone who has crossed the Rubicon has reached a point where they cannot change a course of action. In…
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