Achilles heel
Example Sentences
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But it might also prove to be its achilles heel.
From The Guardian • Jul. 7, 2017
The achilles heel of labor unions is their lack of strategic thinking.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2017
Arsenal were direct rivals, fellow contenders for silverware, and here was their achilles heel not quite being dipped in the Styx.
From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2016
The one achilles heel for these Knicks so far had been disarray protecting late leads.
From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2015
His achilles heel is his beautiful, young half-sister Susan, whom he wants to protect from the attentions of unsuitable men.
From The Guardian • Nov. 15, 2012
