Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - achilles' heel
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Achilles' heel
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n. a person's weak or vulnerable point. Etymology: L Achilles f. Gk Akhilleus, a hero in the Iliad, invulnerable except in the heel ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ n a weak part of something, especially of someone's character, which is easy for other people to attack (I think Frank's vanity is his Achilles' heel.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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{n. phr.}, {literary} A physical or psychological weakness named after the Greek hero Achilles who was invulnerable except for a spot on his heel. * /John's Achilles' heel is his lack of talent with numbers and math./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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