a sword of Damocles hangs over (someone's) head

literary, literary

if a sword of Damocles hangs over someone, they are in a situation where something bad is likely to happen to them very soon.

You live with this sword of Damocles hanging over your head, knowing that you carry the virus for a deadly disease.

• soften the blow
• soften up
• soft in the head
• softly, softly approach
• soft on
• soft on something
• soft sell
• so help me
• so help me God
• soldier of fortune
• soldier on
• so long
• So long.
• somehow or other
• someone after own heart
• someone after your own heart
• someone can't be bothered to
• someone can't be bothered to do something
• someone can't hold a candle to
• someone can't hold a candle to someone else
• someone can't hold a candle to something else
• someone could do something with eyes closed
• someone could do something with eyes shut
• someone could do something with their eyes closed
• someone could do something with their eyes shut