bleeding edge »
Something very current, or modern where there may actually be a hazard or risk in using it, such as with potentially unstable software. The term relates to a sword.
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double-edged sword »
A benefit that is also a liability, or that carries some significant but non-obvious cost or risk.
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fall on one's sword »
To commit suicide by allowing one’s body to drop onto the point of one’s sword..
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fall on one's sword »
To resign from a job or other position of responsibility, especially when pressured to do so.
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fall on one's sword »
To voluntarily take the blame for a situation.
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live by the sword, die by the sword »
One who uses violence can expect a violent response. It is better to try to use peaceful means wherever possible.(figuratively) One can expect dire outcomes from any vice; used to convey poetic justice.
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run through »
To impale a person with a blade, usually a sword.
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sword and sandal »
Of or pertaining to a genre of books or films relating fantasy-adventure tales involving heroic exploits in ancient or biblical times.
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sword and sorcery »
Of or pertaining to a genre of narratives—including short stories, novels, television shows, films, and computer games—which combines wizardry and other fantastical supernatural elements with violent combat using medieval weaponry..
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the pen is mightier than the sword »
More influence and power can be usurped by writing than by fighting.
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