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    What is the etymology of the idiom "cross the Rubicon"?

    Question #60138. Asked by UT-7. (Oct 23 05 5:43 AM)


    jbean

    		To make a decision that cant be unmade, stemming from the name of a river Julius Caesar crossed with his army, thus starting civil war in Rome.

    http://www.bartleby.com/59/4/crosstherubi.html

    Oct 23 05, 7:10 AM
    yowzayowza

    		I believe Mr. Bean got it in one.

    Oct 23 05, 1:00 PM

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