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the lever that turned Achilles into a cautionary tale and stilettos into power.
means The back part of the foot below the ankle, or by extension the corresponding part of a shoe, sock, or other object — and, in slang, a contemptible person.
from From Old English 'hēla,' which traces back to a Proto-Germanic root tied to the word for 'heel,' and likely connected to the ancient root for 'hook' or 'bend' — fitting, since the heel is the bent corner of the foot. The disreputable 'heel,' as in a cad or scoundrel, is a much later American slang twist, perhaps from the idea of the lowest, most trodden-down part of a person.
- weak spot
- Achilles' only mortal flaw became eternal idiom
- wrestling slang
- a heel is the villain fans love hating
- dog command
- means walk obediently at your left side
- shoe anatomy
- raised heels were once worn by men first
- bread end
- the heel is the loaf's final crusty slice
achilles heel — greek mythology: the one vulnerable spot on the warrior achilles, struck by paris's arrow during the trojan war
jimmy choo heels — luxury footwear brand founded by jimmy choo in london, 1996, famous for high-heeled shoes
wrestling heel turn — wwe and professional wrestling: when a wrestler becomes a villain, like when the rock turned heel in 1998