weakest link

English

Noun

weakest link (plural weakest links)

1. The part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems.

Synonyms

• Achilles' heel
• weak point

Translations

the part of a system that is most likely to fail or cause problems

• Dutch: zwakste schakel m or f
• Finnish: heikoin lenkki
• French: maillon faible (fr) m, maillon le plus faible m
• German: schwächstes Glied n
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• Hungarian: leggyengébb láncszem
• Russian: сла́бое звено́ n (sláboje zvenó)
• Spanish: eslabón más débil m

in reality show

• Finnish: heikoin lenkki
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See also

• Wikipedia article on game show "The Weakest Link"
• a chain is only as strong as its weakest link