| A | B |
|---|
| Albatross Around One's Neck | Coleridge poem in which sailor makes a grave mistake |
| Albatross Around One's Neck | burdensome problem |
| Prometheus/Promethean | stole fire |
| Prometheus/Promethean | rebellion against established order |
| Juggernaut | Hindu deity |
| Juggernaut | very destructive force |
| Red Herring | way to train hunting dogs |
| Red Herring | distraction from the true issue |
| Pharisees/Pharisaical | Jewish sect who followed to the letter the Jewish laws |
| Pharisees/Pharisaical | hypocrites |
| Sour Grapes | Aesop fable about a fox |
| Sour Grapes | bitter rationalizing about not getting something desired |
| Sold Down the River | house servants who were sold South |
| Sold Down the River | cruel betrayal by someone trusted |
| Nemesis | Greek goddess of vengeance |
| Nemesis | cause of one's downfall |
| Pyrrhic Victory | Greek general who won at great cost |
| Pyrrhic Victory | victory at great cost |
| Flash in the Pan | Flintlock rifle |
| Flash in the Pan | falls short of expectations |
