Achilles' heel love

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A seemingly small but actually crucial weakness.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of Achilles heel.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From Achilles' being vulnerable only in the heel.]

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