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achilles heel
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Achilles heelnoun
A vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation.
Achilles heelnoun
The Achilles' tendon, the tendo Achillis.
Etymology: From Greek hero Achilles, whom according to legend his mother held by the heel when she dipped him in the River Styx, making him invulnerable everywhere except on his heel.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Achilles heel in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Achilles heel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Achilles heel in a Sentence
London Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley:
We have a growing Achilles heel that, if it is not tackled, will slowly diminish our ability to keep the public safe, if we are glibly creating a safe operating environment for criminals and terrorists, we are going to regret it.
You cannot have enough expertise in this area. Our Achilles' heel is the ability to quickly develop software.
We will have found the Achilles heel of HIV.
Low investment is the Achilles' heel of the German economy.
It's his Achilles' heel, those who would be coming into power with him, I think, would be very worried.
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