weak link

Idioms  

1. The least dependable member of a group, as in The shipping department, slow in getting out orders, is our weak link in customer service, or They're all very capable designers except for Ron, who is clearly the weak link. This expression alludes to the fragile portion of a chain, where it is most likely to break. [Mid-1800s]

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weak link

Often, cameras aren’t the target, but serve as the weak link in a larger hacking attempt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Regarded by some as a potential weak link in Spain's frontline before the World Cup, the 29-year-old striker has proved himself anything but.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Her production of “Ragtime,” with its sumptuous score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, had nary a weak link in a cast of characters among the most expansive in the recent annals of musicals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025

They are just looking for a weak link, he tells Panorama.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2025

If the boys created a weak link in the Under Thirteens defense, the rest of the team would simply have to work harder on the field to support them.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

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