weak sister
noun Informal.
a vacillating person; coward.
a part or element that undermines the whole of something; a weak link.
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Origin of weak sister
First recorded in 1855–60
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British Dictionary definitions for weak sister
weak sister
noun
US informal a person in a group who is regarded as weak or unreliable
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