The Only Use of
Achilles heel
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- Brummagem England was toppling already and her downfall would be Ireland, her Achilles heel, which he explained to them about the vulnerable point of Achilles, the Greek hero, a point his auditors at once seized as he completely gripped their attention by showing the tendon referred to on his boot.†
Chpt 16
Definition:
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(Achilles heel) a subtle, but fatal weakness where otherwise there is obvious strength