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achilles' heel
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n. (alternative spelling of Achilles heel English)
Wikipedia
An Achilles' heel is a weakness in spite of overall strength, which can actually or potentially lead to downfall. While the mythological origin refers to a physical vulnerability, idiomatic references to other attributes or qualities that can lead to downfall are common.
Usage examples of "achilles' heel".
But one imagines Briseis taking note of the tale about Achilles' heel and slipping that information to someone within the walls of Troy .
And Tito's final weakness, his Achilles' heel, you might say, is his lack of mobility: he is known to have at least three thousand wounded men on his hands.
Katie had said much the same thing: I suppose what you need most is to know her Achilles' heel.
It was also each nation's Achilles' heel, where the distances were too great and the living conditions too intolerable to maintain an effective manned defense.
Again she crossed her legs and Dunross thought once more that Gavallan had been right about her that her Achilles' heel was impatience.
Again she crossed her legs and Dunross thought once more that Gavallan had been right about her-that her Achilles' heel was impatience.