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单词 sword of Damocles
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sword of Damocles

idiom
If you have aswordofDamocleshangingover you/yourhead, somethingbadseemsverylikelytohappento you:
达摩克利斯剑（比喻随时可能发生的祸事）
Thethreatof acutinfundingishangingover the OperaHouselike aswordofDamocles.政府威胁说要削减预算，这就好像是一把悬在歌剧院上方的达摩克利斯剑。
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(Definition ofsword of Damoclesfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
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