If you say that someone has the Sword of ~ 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)
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If you say that someone has the Sword of ~ 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)
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Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012