cross the Rubicon

Etymology
Refers to 's crossing of the Rubicon to wage civil war with Rome, on January 10, 49, in violation of law. Suetonius' use of the phrase in describing this act popularised the use of that phrase, which was first attributed to the Greek dramatist.

Verb

 * 1)  To make an irreversible decision or to take an action with consequences.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: die Rubicon oorsteek
 * Catalan: passar el Rubicó
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: de Rubicon oversteken
 * Esperanto: transiri Rubikonon
 * Finnish: ottaa ratkaiseva askel, ylittää Rubicon
 * French: ,
 * Galician: cruzar o Rubicón
 * German:
 * Greek: διαβαίνω τον Ρουβίκωνα, περνώ τον Ρουβίκωνα
 * Hebrew: לחצות את הרוביקון
 * Icelandic: taka örlagaríka ákvörðun
 * Italian: passare il Rubicone, il dado è tratto, bruciarsi i ponti alle spalle
 * Kyrgyz: Рубиконду өтүү
 * Polish: przekraczać Rubikon,
 * Portuguese: atravessar o Rubicão
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: прећи Рубикон
 * Spanish: pasar el Rubicón
 * Swedish: övergå Rubicon, gå över Rubicon, korsa Rubicon
 * Ukrainian: перейти́ рубіко́н, переступи́ти рубіко́н, перехо́дити рубіко́н, переступа́ти рубіко́н