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an Achilles' heel

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an Achilles' heel
a small fault in a person or system which might cause them to fail. As a team they're strong on attack but they have a weak defence that might prove to be their Achilles' heel.
See also: heel
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``If I have to say we have an Achilles' heel, that's it right now - boxing out and getting those defensive rebounds,'' Brand said.
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An Achilles' heel in the future could be foul shooting.
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