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weak link

NOUN
Achilles heel
Synonyms
WEAK
chink in the armor damaging weakness defect failing flaw foible frailty heel of Achilles susceptibility tender spot vulnerability weak spot weakness
NOUN
chink in one's armor
Synonyms
WEAK
Achilles' heel failing foible frailty shortcoming soft spot underbelly vulnerable place weak side weakness
NOUN
weak spot
Synonyms
WEAK
chink in one's armor fatal flaw vulnerable point weak point weak side weakness

Example Sentences

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“Italy is Europe’s weak link when it comes to energy because it is so dependent on energy imports.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Fundraising, however, remains the weak link in private-equity’s recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

I, like many others, thought he would be the weak link against City, and expected Erling Haaland to get away from him and score.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024

The only weak link in the family is Williams, a stand-up comedian whose small, underwritten part as mom to the Crandell kids doesn’t play to her strengths.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024

They went over the route again—and spotted the weak link.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin