sword of Damocles
noun phrase
sword of Dam·o·cles -ˈda-mə-ˌklēz 
often capitalized S
: an impending disaster
Word History
First Known Use
1820, in the meaning defined above
- hits (up)
- hits (upon)
- hits back
- hits it big
- hits it off
- hits on or upon
- hits out at
- hits the bottle
- hits the ceiling
- hits the hay
- hits the road
- hits the roof
- hits up
- hits upon
- hittable
- hitter
- hitters
- Hitti
- hitting
- hitting (on or upon)
- hitting (up)
- hitting (upon)
- hitting back
- hitting it big
- hitting it off