heel of Achilles

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He had found the vulnerable heel of Achilles.

From The Lost Despatch by Lincoln, Natalie Sumner

There is always the heel of Achilles somewhere; trust the devil to find that.

From The Voice in the Fog by MacGrath, Harold

Mr. Polly had discovered the heel of Achilles.

From The History of Mr. Polly by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

I bethink me, the rabbi said there was one peril against which the elixir could not guard me—one vulnerable point, by which, like the heel of Achilles, death might reach me!

From Auriol or, The Elixir of Life by Ainsworth, W. Harrison

I chanced to discover that Simon's heel of Achilles was his fear of death, so my next scheme was a pious plot to frighten him into behaving like a human being and a good citizen.

From The Monk of Hambleton by Livingston, Armstrong