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Sword of Damocles (n.) hangs ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠by a single horse-hair over every happiness lived under constant fear: seeing it, Damocles lost all desire to be happy.