Achilles heel
noun
[ əkɪliːz ˈhiːl ]
• a weakness or vulnerable point.
• "the Achilles heel of the case for nuclear power remains the issue of the disposal of waste"
Similar:
weak spot,
weak point,
weakness,
vulnerable spot,
soft underbelly,
shortcoming,
failing,
imperfection,
flaw,
defect,
deficiency,
fault,
foible,
chink in one's armour,
downfall,
undoing,
nemesis,
Waterloo,
Origin:
early 19th century: alluding to the vulnerability of Achilles.
