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Achilles heel

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1. Achilles heel - Noun

2. Achilles heel - Phrase

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A vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation.
Synonyms: soft spot, vulnerability, weakness, weak spot, kryptonite; see also Thesaurus:weak spot
A good all-round golfer, playing out of bunkers is my Achilles heel.

(anatomy) The Achilles tendon, the tendo Achillis.

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Any such system, bringing India intentionally closer to Afghanistan, would have awful results for relentlessness in the district following Pakistan's, overall, unsecured western edge with Afghanistan is its Achilles heel. Source: Internet

But waterfall’s rigidity became an Achilles heel in the internet era, where speed and flexibility were required. Source: Internet

Dorn said Canada's low numbers of peacekeepers is “the Achilles heel of the bid” for a council seat. Source: Internet

Despite this "Achilles heel", in 1527 he established a conscript army and the bureaucracy needed to finance it. Source: Internet

Again they will feel that at least a couple of Stranraer's goals were preventable with the Achilles heel of conceding from corners again haunting them. Source: Internet

Both Modi and Xi know that the LAC is India’s Achilles heel. Source: Internet

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