cross the Rubicon
Verb
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Verb
cross the Rubicon
- (idiomatic) 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.
- French: franchir le Rubicon, passer le Rubicon
- German: den Rubikon überschreiten
- Italian: passare il Rubicone, il dado è tratto, bruciarsi i ponti alle spalle
- Portuguese: atravessar o Rubicão
- Russian: перейти́ Рубикон
- Spanish: pasar el Rubicón
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