ALL meanings of sword of damocles
sword of Dam·o·cles
S s - noun sword of damocles Damocles (def 2). 1
- phrase sword of damocles If you say that someone has the Sword of Damocles hanging over their head, you mean that they are in a situation in which something very bad could happen to them at any time. 0
- noun sword of damocles a closely impending disaster 0
- noun sword of damocles any imminent danger 0