DAMOCLES


Meaning of DAMOCLES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dæməkli:z ]

If you say that someone has the Sword of Damocles hanging over their head, you mean that they are in a situation in which something very bad could happen to them at any time. ( LITERARY )

PHRASE

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