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Trying to get a job in this field is a real Catch-22 right out college.
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. It refers to a dilemma or paradox with no apparent resolution.
Thankfully my assigned partner on the project is a real Einstein.
Albert Einstein famous for being a brilliant scientist
He is a regular Uncle Sam on the 4th of July.
a patriot, government of people of the United States; derived from Uncle Sam, a business man in the 1900s.
What a Scrooge! He didn't give anyting to the charity.
Scrooge from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
I never know how he will act since he is like Jekyll and Hyde.
Jekyll and Hyde characters. a capricious person with two sides to his personality
He is like Narcissus with that mirror.
allusion to Narcissus can’t stop staring at himself
You may be opening Pandora’s box if you ask too many questions.
alluding to Pandora’s myth of letting trouble into the world
She was looking like Venus for the Homecoming dance.
alluding to the goddess of beauty
Arizona is hot as Hades in the summer.
alluding to the god of death / king of the underworld excessively hot
I feel like Sisyphus trying to write this paper.
allusion to Sisyphus pushing a boulder uphill every day
Trying to juggle all my classes makes me feel like Atlas.
allusion to Atlas carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders
When I met her, I was shot by the arrow of love
allusion to Cupid
Coffee is my Achilles’ heel
alluding to the one weakness of Achilles
He thinks he is some type of caped crusader.
Batman a hero out to save everyone
My math teacher is he who must not be named.
Voldemort from the Harry Potter series
This job is like pulling a sword out of a stone.
King Arthur Legend an almost impossible task
She smiles like a Cheshire cat.
Alice in Wonderland the character with a big wide grin
If I’m not home by midnight, my car might turn into a pumpkin.
Cinderella her coach was made from a pumpkin and it means there will be consequences if not home on time.
I wish I could just click my heels.
The Wizard of Oz
She felt like she had a golden ticket.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
His smile is like kryptonite to me.
Superman’s weakness
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