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Meanings of Rubicon in inglés

A line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment.

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Examples for "point of no return"
Examples for "point of no return"
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Indeed, I was pretty sure I'd reached the point of no return.
A knife edge
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But Portrait can also be seen as a point of no return.
The Guardian
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Bruce was asked if things had reached the point of no return.
The Guardian
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In its fleeing, it had gone past the point of no return.
Way Station
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The witches had drained Clancy near to the point of no return.
All together dead
Usage of Rubicon in inglés
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His disastrous Rubicon speech in August 1985 was a case in point.
The South African
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We'll know soon enough if this is Australian women's football's Rubicon moment.
The Guardian
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Apulia is the most level of the countries south of the Rubicon.
Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D.
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The first town on the Roman side of the Rubicon was Ariminum.
The Junior Classics, Volume 7: Stories of Courage and Heroism
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This is a complex, emotional Rubicon for these young men to cross.
The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228
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This is a Rubicon, pro-democracy lawmaker Claudia Mo told news agency AFP.
Radio NZ
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At the head of his devotedly loyal veterans he crossed the Rubicon.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval Hi...
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It is a fundamental change in relationships, the crossing of a Rubicon.
The Winds of Dune
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When Rubicon saves customers money, it takes a cut of those savings.
Wired
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They consulted a dictionary, and found that the Rubicon flowed through Cesena.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 0...
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The Rubicon is passed, and with my consent shall never be recrossed.
Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 / From Lincoln to Garfield, wit...
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Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Riding in the Wrangler is a comparatively luxurious experience.
News.com.au
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That night, without being aware of it, Mrs. Armine crossed a Rubicon.
Bella Donna: A Novel
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Once he ceased hunting and became man's plate-licker, the Rubicon was crossed.
Memories and Portraits
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Again, the more Rubicon can sell off, the more it gets paid.
Wired
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I think we've crossed the Rubicon on Trump's daily insane vile diatribes.
The Guardian
Rubicon through the time