heel of Achilles
Example Sentences
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Hanover, like the heel of Achilles, was the vulnerable part for which England was always trembling.
From Montcalm and Wolfe by Parkman, Francis
He had found the vulnerable heel of Achilles.
From The Lost Despatch by Lincoln, Natalie Sumner
That’s a veritable heel of Achilles with him.”
From The Land of Frozen Suns by Sinclair, Bertrand W.
There is always the heel of Achilles somewhere; trust the devil to find that.
From The Voice in the Fog by MacGrath, Harold
At last he found the heel of Achilles.
From Swirling Waters by Rittenberg, Max
