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Sword of Damocles – English Idioms & Expressions

Published on September 5th, 2019 | Last updated on September 5th, 2019 by | Category: 1100 Words You Need to Know Flashcards, English Vocabulary in Context | No Comments on Sword of Damocles – English Idioms & Expressions | 69 Views | Reading Time: 1 minute

Sword of Damocles 

Sword of Damocles

 If you have a sword of Damocles hanging over you/your head, something bad seems very likely to happen to you, something that threatens to cause imminent disaster, a bad and disastrous event that might occur anytime:

The treaty hung like a sword of Damocles over the French politics.

Fre: 

Fa: موقعیت خطرناک


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