heel of Achilles
Example Sentences
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Hanover, like the heel of Achilles, was the vulnerable part for which England was always trembling.
From Montcalm and Wolfe by Parkman, Francis
He had found the vulnerable heel of Achilles.
From The Lost Despatch by Lincoln, Natalie Sumner
If this is the heel of Cornwall, it, like the heel of Achilles, is vulnerable, and nearly severed by the slash!
From Cornwall by Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith)
Mr. Polly had discovered the heel of Achilles.
From The History of Mr. Polly by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
It was the heel of Achilles a while back, and now it is the stone of Sisyphus!
From Daisy Burns (Volume 2) by Kavanagh, Julia
