英语词汇“sword of Damocles”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	sword of Damocles
释义	sword of Damocles phrase If you say that someone has the Sword of Damocles hanging over their head, you mean that they are in a situation in which something very bad could happen to them at any time. [literary] As a Grand Prix driver, you have the Sword of Damocles hanging over your head at every moment. See full dictionary entry for Damocles
随便看	the sth before last the straw that breaks the camel's back the straw that broke the camel's back the tail is wagging the dog the tail wags the dog the thin end of the wedge the thin end of the wedge the thing is the thrill of the chase the time is ripe the tip of the iceberg the tools of the trade the top of the tree the truth of the matter the ultimate in the upper hand the usual suspects the utmost respect the very basis of the very beginning the very brink the very depths the very end the very fact the very notion

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