单词 | a/the sword of Damocles |
释义 | a/the sword of Damocles From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha/the sword of Damoclesa/the sword of DamoclesliteraryKILL a bad thing that might happen at any timehung like a sword of Damocles over French politics. The treaty → swordExamples from the Corpusa/the sword of Damocles• Indeed, a winged dagger was the S.A.S. badge, originally conceived, it is said, as the sword of Damocles.• It's been hanging over my head like the sword of Damocles. |
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