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cross the rubicon

cross the Ru·bi·con
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kraws, kros stressed th ee roo-bi-kon]
    • /krɔs, krɒs stressed ði ˈru bɪˌkɒn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kraws, kros stressed th ee roo-bi-kon]
    • /krɔs, krɒs stressed ði ˈru bɪˌkɒn/

Definitions of cross the rubicon words

  • phrase cross the rubicon If you say that someone has crossed the Rubicon, you mean that they have reached a point where they cannot change a decision or course of action. 3
  • noun cross the rubicon to commit oneself irrevocably to some course of action 3
  • noun cross the rubicon to commit oneself to a definite act or decision; take a final, irrevocable step 3
  • noun cross the rubicon a river in N Italy flowing E into the Adriatic. 15 miles (24 km) long: in crossing this ancient boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy, to march against Pompey in 49 b.c., Julius Caesar made a major military commitment. 1
  • idioms cross the rubicon cross / pass the Rubicon, to take a decisive, irrevocable step: Our entry into the war made us cross the Rubicon and abandon isolationism forever. 1
  • verb cross the rubicon (Idiomatic) To make an irreversible decision or to take an action with consequences. 0
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Parts of speech for Cross the rubicon

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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cross the rubicon popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for cross the rubicon

verb cross the rubicon

  • bite the bullet — to face up to (pain, trouble, etc) with fortitude; be stoical
  • take the bull by the horns — the male of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction.
  • take the plunge — to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
  • make one's move — to pass from one place or position to another.
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