Achilles heel
Example Sentences
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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
Show your achilles heel and, rather than shoot a poisoned arrow at it, the reader will feel protective and on your side.
From The Guardian • Nov. 27, 2015
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
Photograph: Noah Graham/NBAE/Getty So it turns out Kobe Bryant's achilles heel is his actual achilles heel.
From The Guardian • Apr. 15, 2013
