Multiple choice

Directions: Select the option that gives the apt meaning of the idiom or phrase.

Sword of Damocles

  1. damage by war

  2. heavy rainfall

  3. threatening danger

  4. to submit
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Sword of Damocles is a classic allusion referring to an ever-present, looming danger or threat. It signifies a situation where disaster could strike at any moment.

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