Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - damocles
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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) PHRASE ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Damokles Date: 1578 a courtier of ancient Syracuse held to have been seated at a banquet beneath a sword hung by a single hair • Damoclean adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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