weakest link
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
The figurative sense comes by metaphor from the literal sense: the notion that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. (See historical details there.)
Noun[edit]
weakest link (plural weakest links)
- The part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems.
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Translations[edit]
the part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems
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Further reading[edit]
- Weakest Link (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “weakest link”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “the weakest link”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “the weak weakest link” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.