He knew that by coming out to his family he would be crossing the Rubicon but he could not live a lie anymore.
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cross the Rubicon — (figurative) To take a decisive, irrevocable step • • • Main Entry: ↑Rubicon * * * cross the Rubicon phrase to do something extreme that cannot later be changed and whose effects cannot be avoided Thesaurus: to behave in an uncontrolled… … Useful english dictionary
cross the Rubicon — If you cross the Rubicon, you make an irreversible decision or commit to a course of action that cannot be changed. After careful consideration, he decided to stop teaching and open an art gallery, knowing that he was crossing the Rubicon … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
cross the rubicon — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. to make an important or life changing decision; to take a consequential action that will forever change things for better or worse; Julius Caesar s decision to lead his troops across the Rubicon in… … English dictionary for students
cross the Rubicon — formal to do something which will have very important results, which cannot be changed later. International pressure may be able to prevent the country crossing the Rubicon to authoritarian rule … New idioms dictionary
cross the Rubicon — v. make a major decision; make a major step or move … English contemporary dictionary
cross the Rubicon — to do something extreme that cannot later be changed and whose effects cannot be avoided … English dictionary
cross or pass the Rubicon — idi cross or pass the Rubicon, to take a decisive, irrevocable step … From formal English to slang
Rubicon — Ru bi*con, n. (Anc. geog.) A small river which separated Italy from Cisalpine Gaul, the province alloted to Julius C[ae]sar. [1913 Webster] Note: By leading an army across this river, contrary to the prohibition of the civil government at Rome,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rubicon — [ro͞o′bi kän΄] [L Rubico (gen. Rubiconis)] small river in N Italy that formed the boundary between Cisalpine Gaul & the Roman Republic: when Caesar crossed it (49 B.C. ) at the head of his army to march on Rome, he began the civil war with Pompey … English World dictionary
Rubicon — /rooh bi kon /, n. 1. a river in N Italy flowing E into the Adriatic. 15 mi. (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. 2.… … Universalium
