weakest link

== English == === Alternative forms === weak link === Etymology === The figurative sense comes by metaphor from the literal sense: the notion that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. (See historical details there.) === Noun === weakest link (plural weakest links) (also figurative) The part of a system that is most likely to cause problems or fail. ==== Synonyms ==== Achilles heel weak point ==== Related terms ==== a chain is only as strong as its weakest link ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Weakest Link (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “weakest link”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “the weakest link”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “the weak weakest link” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.