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What do you mean by a sword hanging over your head?
It's a reference to the Sword of Damocles, a Greek legend. In the story, Damocles told his emperor how lucky he was to be a powerful ruler, and the emperor offered to switch places for a while. After a wonderful feast, where he was treated like royalty for the first time in his life, Damocles happened to look up -- where he saw a sharpened sword, hanging by a single horsehair. Suddenly, the good life didn't look so good anymore. The message was that any privilege comes with a price: the threat that it could all be taken away, by a single act of carelessness or even random chance. In modern usage, 'hanging by a thread' has come to mean being a very short distance away from something bad happening; and 'the sword over your head' also stands for the idea that with power also comes the burden of wielding that power responsibly.
What is the definition of En Garde?
The French phrase "en garde touché" is a phrase used in sword fighting or fencing. The best translation to English would be to tell your opponent to "be on guard against the touch" of the sword.
Flattering courtier change places with dionysius?
Damocles
What is another way of saying the phrase - a double edged sword?
"Catch 22 situation" or "damned if you do and damned if you don't".You could use the phrase 'cuts both ways' in place of double-edged sword. You could also use the phrase 'mixed blessing' depending on the context.
What does Kensho mean?
'ken' means sword and 'shin' means heart so 'heart of sword' EDIT: Actually, this translates to "Sword with a heart"
What does sword of damocles mean?
Constant threat
How do you use sword of Damocles?
My pending knee repairs feels like the sword of Damocles.
What are the ratings and certificates for The Sword of Damocles - 1920?
The Sword of Damocles - 1920 is rated/received certificates of: UK:A
Who was the Greek threatened by a sword?
Damocles
What do you all a king with a sword over him?
Damocles
Which Greek courtier was forced to sit with a sword suspended above his head?
Damocles As in "The sword of Damocles" For more information look in the related links I have made below.
Can you find a sentence using the idiom the sword of damocles?
To quote The Rocky Horror Picture Show:The Sword of Damocles is hanging over my headAnd I've got the feeling someone's gonna be cutting the thread.
What are the release dates for A Sword of Damocles - 1914?
A Sword of Damocles - 1914 was released on: USA: 22 January 1914 USA: 8 October 1916 (re-release)
According to legend with what was a sword suspended over the head of Damocles?
A single hair.
Extremely precarious situation having been hung over in court?
Sword of Damocles
What actors and actresses appeared in A Sword of Damocles - 1914?
The cast of A Sword of Damocles - 1914 includes: Irving Cummings as Paul Hodgson - the Composer George Harcourt as Earle Winston Morris McGee as Samuelson Eleanor Woodruff as Ella Marvin
What does it mean to have the sword of damocles hanging over your head?
Damocles and his Sword are figures from Greek legend. Damocles was a courtier who was complimenting a tyrant. The tyrant offered to switch places with him for a day, to which Damocles agrees. The day seems to be going all well for Damocles...until dinner, when he looks up to see a very heavy and very sharp sword being suspended over his head by a hair. The sword is symbolic of the constant risk of life the tyrant faces every day because he is king. If someone says you have the Sword of Damocles over your head, it means your position puts you at constant risk of your life; death can come from anywhere at anytime. Kings and other heads of state always have to watch their backs because being in power makes them targets (it is not hard to look up royal and presidential assassinations). It could also apply more generally to a person in constant fear of being killed (such as an undercover operative in enemy territory).
