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The phrase "Crossing the Rubicon" is a [[metaphor]] for deliberately proceeding past a point of no return. It originates with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar Julius Caesar]'s invasion of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome Ancient Rome] when, on January 10, 49 BC, he led his army across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubicon Rubicon River] in violation of [[law]], hence making conflict inevitable. Therefore the term "the Rubicon" is used as a synonym to the "point of no return".

The phrase "Crossing the Rubicon" is a [[metaphor]] for deliberately proceeding past a point of no return. It originates with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar Julius Caesar]'s invasion of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome Ancient Rome] when, on January 10, 49 BC, he led his army across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubicon Rubicon River] in violation of [[law]], hence making conflict inevitable. Therefore the term "the Rubicon" is used as a synonym to the "point of no return".

==Point of No Return==

==Point of No Return==

The point of no return is the point beyond which someone, or some [[group]] of people, must continue on their current course of [[action]], either because turning back is [[physical]]ly impossible, or because to do so would be prohibitively expensive or dangerous. It is also used when the distance or effort required to get back would be greater than the remainder of the [[journey]] or task as yet undertaken.

The point of no return is the point beyond which someone, or some [[group]] of people, must continue on their current course of [[action]], either because turning back is [[physical]]ly impossible, or because to do so would be prohibitively expensive or dangerous. It is also used when the distance or effort required to get back would be greater than the remainder of the [[journey]] or task as yet undertaken.