Achilles' heel
Example Sentences
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He said: "Since it emerged, Candida auris has wreaked havoc where it takes hold in hospital intensive care units. It can be deadly for vulnerable patients, and health trusts have spent millions on the difficult job of eradication. We think our research may have revealed an Achilles heel in this lethal pathogen during active infection, and we urgently need more research to explore whether we can find drugs that target and exploit this weakness."
From Science Daily
Once you’ve done that, you have to do it day after day to get a feel for your Achilles’ heel.
From MarketWatch
"Our patriotism was our Achilles' heel, that's what they exploited," says Mr Yu, who is in his 60s.
From BBC
But fertilizer remains Brazil’s Achilles’ heel.
“UPS’s Achilles’ heel is lightweight residential packages that don’t offset the labor expense,” said Glenn Gooding, president of iDrive Logistics and a former UPS executive.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
