weakest link

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

Hungarian: leggyengébb láncszem Russian: сла́бое звено́ n (sláboje zvenó) Spanish: eslabón más débil m

in reality show

Finnish: heikoin lenkki

See also

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