Achilles heel
Achil·les heel [Achilles heel Achilles heels] BrE [əˌkɪliːz ˈhiːl] NAmE [əˌkɪliːz ˈhiːl] noun singular
a weak point or fault in sb's character, which can be attacked by other people
•The desire for publicity became her Achilles heel.
•The enemy had an Achilles heel somewhere, if only he could find it. Named after the Greek hero Achilles. When he was a small child, his mother held him below the surface of the river Styx to protect him against any injury. She held him by his heel, which therefore was not touched by the water. Achilles died after being wounded by an arrow in the heel.
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