Achilles heel

a small but fatal weakness

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Achil′les

(or Achil′les') heel′,

a vulnerable point.

[1800–10]

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Achilles heel

noun weakness, failing, lack, fault, defect, deficiency, flaw, shortcoming, blemish, imperfection, chink in your armour His Achilles heel was that he could not delegate.

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Translations

akilleshælakillessene

Achillesferse

talón de Aquiles

talon d’Achille

Ahilova peta

pięta Achillesa

calcanhar de Aquiles

Achilles heel

n → tallone m di Achille

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