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achilles
Greek hero, the son of Peleus and the sea goddess Thetis: in the Iliad the foremost of the Greek warriors at the siege of Troy. While he was a baby his mother plunged him into the river Styx making his body invulnerable except for the heel by which she held him. After slaying Hector, he was killed by Paris who wounded him in the heel -
blindside
If you say that you were blindsided by something, you mean that it surprised you in a negative way. -
cheap shot
A cheap shot is a comment someone makes which you think is unfair or unkind. -
exposed
Make (something) visible, typically by uncovering it. -
germproof
not vulnerable to the action or penetration of germs. -
glass jaw
a person's jaw, especially that of a boxer, that is vulnerable to even a light blow.