Question
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Damocles sword
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is option 2 i.e. a closely impending disaster.
- If you say that someone has the Sword of Damocles hanging over their head, you mean that they are in a situation in which something very bad could happen to them at any time. (यदि आप कहते हैं कि किसी के सिर पर तलवार लटकी हुई है, तो इसका मतलब है कि वे ऐसी स्थिति में हैं कि उनके साथ कभी भी बहुत बुरा हो सकता है।)
- Example- As a Grand Prix driver, you have the Sword of Damocles hanging over your head at every moment
- Synonym- Risk, hazard, menace, peril, jeopardy,
- Antonym- Safety.
- In the given image it is clearly visible that the man has the Sword of Damocles is hanging right on his head as anything hazardous can happen to him at any time.
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