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sword of Damocles
idiom
If you have a sword of Damocles hanging over you/your head, something bad seems very likely to happen to you: 达摩克利斯剑（比喻随时可能发生的祸事）
The threat of a cut in funding is hanging over the Opera House like a sword of Damocles.政府威胁说要削减预算，这就好像是一把悬在歌剧院上方的达摩克利斯剑。
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