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 one achilles heel for these Knicks so far had been disarray protecting late leads.
From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2015
Jerry Jones achilles heel was embracing Chris Christie.
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2015
But the World Cup is her achilles heel: the £10bn spent on stadiums that will never again host more than about 1,000 spectators; the promised infrastructural improvements that remain unfinished and are already crumbling.
From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2014
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
