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English-Language Idioms: Achilles' Heel

Achilles' heel is a metaphor for a fatal weakness, regardless of overall strength. An idiom is a phrase whose meaning differs from the meanings of the individual words that compose it.

Achilles' heel

A metaphor for fatal weakness, regardless of overall strength.

Achilles – Achilles (ancient Greek mythological hero).

Heel – heel.

An idiom is a phrase whose meaning differs from the meanings of the individual words in it, considered separately and on their own.

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