Achilles heel

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[Achilles' heel] {n. phr.}, {literary} A physical or psychological weakness named after the Greek hero Achilles who was invulnerable except for a spot on his heel.

* /John's Achilles' heel is his lack of talent with numbers and math./

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	{literary} ⁷¹ {n. phr.} ⁵³⁰

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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