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dancer112597 — 2013-11-14 05:46:34 UTC

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference

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“Don’t act like a Romeo in front of her.” – “Romeo” is a reference to Shakespeare’s Romeo, a passionate lover of Juliet in “Romeo and Juliet”.
The rise in poverty will unlock the Pandora box of crimes. – “Pandora box” an allusion to Greek Mythology.
“This place is like a Garden of Eden.” – It is a biblical allusion.
“Hey! Guess who the new Newton of our school is?” – “Newton”, here means a genius student, alludes to a famous scientist.
‘“Stop acting like my ex-husband please.” – Apart from scholarly allusions we refer to common people and places in our speech.

dancer112597 — 2013-11-14 05:50:27 UTC

He's the one for me, my true love, but he's no Romeo.

dancer112597 — 2013-11-14 06:03:46 UTC