cross the Rubicon
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cross the Rubicon
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Refers to Julius Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon to wage civil war with Rome, on January 10, 49 BCE, in violation of law. Suetonius' use of the phrase the die is cast in describing this act popularized the use of that phrase, which was first attributed to the Greek dramatist Menander.
verb crosses the Rubicon · crossing the Rubicon · crossed the Rubicon
- To make an irreversible decision or to take an action with consequences. He knew that by coming out to his family he would be crossing the Rubicon, but he could not live a lie anymore.
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verb to make an irreversible decision
| Español | pasar el Rubicón |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 破釜沉舟 pòfǔchénzhōu |
| Português | atravessar o Rubicão |
| Français | franchir le Rubicon, passer le Rubicon |
| Deutsch | den Rubikon überschreiten |
| Italiano | passare il Rubicone, il dado è tratto, bruciarsi i ponti alle spalle |
| Ελληνικά | διαβαίνω τον Ρουβίκωνα diavaíno ton Rouvíkona, περνώ τον Ρουβίκωνα pernó ton Rouvíkona |
| Русский | перейти́ Рубикон perejtí Rubikon |
| Tiếng Việt | phóng lao thì phải theo lao |
| עברית | חצה את הרוביקון khatsá et harubikon |
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