COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
hung like a sword of Damocles over
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The treaty hung like a sword of Damocles over French politics.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a/the sword of Damocles
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Indeed, a winged dagger was the S.A.S. badge, originally conceived, it is said, as the sword of Damocles.
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It's been hanging over my head like the sword of Damocles.