damocles
51a sword of Damocles — a/the sword of ˈDamocles idiom (literary) a bad or unpleasant thing that might happen to you at any time and that makes you feel worried or frightened From the legend in which Damocles had to sit at a meal at the court of Dionysius with a sword… …
52la espada de Damocles — estar bajo la espada de Damocles …
53bajo la espada de Damocles — estar bajo la espada de Damocles …
54sword of Damocles. — See Damocles (def. 2). [1810 20] * * * …
55Épée de Damoclès — ● Épée de Damoclès danger qui peut s abattre sur quelqu un d un moment à l autre …
56espada de Damocles — ► locución Amenaza constante de un peligro: ■ en aquella situación estábamos siempre bajo la espada de Damocles …
57sword of Damocles — sword of Dam|o|cles [ ,sɔrd əv dæməkliz ] noun singular LITERARY something that is always present as a danger or threat to a person, place, or situation: The nuclear sword of Damocles hangs over the region by a thread …
58sword of Damocles — [ daməkli:z] noun a precarious situation. Origin with ref. to Damocles, a courtier who praised the happiness of the Greek ruler Dionysius I so much that the king made him feast sitting under a sword suspended by a single hair to show him how… …
59sword of Damocles — UK [ˌsɔː(r)d əv ˈdæməkliːz] / US [ˌsɔrd əv ˈdæməklɪz] noun [singular] literary something that is always present as a danger or a threat to a person, place, or situation The nuclear sword of Damocles hangs over the region by a thread …
60sword of Damocles — noun an immediate threat or danger, especially in otherwise favourable circumstances. {from the Greek legend of Damocles} …