a/the sword of Damocles hangs over (one)
a/the sword of Damocles hangs over (one)
One is faced with imminent danger or trouble. In Greek mythology, the courtier Damocles was forced to sit beneath a sword suspended by a single hair to emphasize the instability of a king's fortunes. I know how irritable and unpredictable the boss can be, so I feel like the sword of Damocles hangs over me whenever I'm alone with him. With the threat of nuclear war, many feel that a sword of Damocles is hanging over the entire world.
See also: Damocles, hang, of, over, sword
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- a/the sword of Damocles hangs over (one's) head
- Damocles
- Damocles' sword hangs over (one)
- Damocles' sword hangs over (one's) head
- Damocles' sword
- a/the sword of Damocles
- sword of Damocles
- sword
- hanging
- the Sword of Damocles hangs over someone