She's a brilliant businesswoman, but her lack of political awareness may be the chink in her armour.
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chink in someone's armour — A significant weakness or vulnerable point in someone s personality • • • Main Entry: ↑chink … Useful english dictionary
armour — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)mə(r)[/t]] (in AM, use armor) 1) N UNCOUNT In former times, armour was special metal clothing that soldiers wore for protection in battle. ...the collection of weapons and armour in the historic White Tower. ...knights in armour. ...a… … English dictionary
chink — I UK [tʃɪŋk] / US noun [countable] Word forms chink : singular chink plural chinks 1) a) a very small space in a wall or between two things, especially when this lets light through A light shone through a chink in the curtains. b) a small amount… … English dictionary
chink — [[t]tʃɪ̱ŋk[/t]] chinks, chinking, chinked 1) N COUNT: usu N in n A chink in a surface is a very narrow crack or opening in it. ...a chink in the wall... He peered through a chink in the curtains. 2) N COUNT: N of n A chink of light is a small… … English dictionary
armour — BrE, armor AmE noun (U) 1 metal or leather clothing that protects your body, worn by soldiers in battles in former times: a knight in shining armour | suit of armor 2 a strong metal layer that protects military vehicles: armour clad warships 3 a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
chink — chink1 [tʃıŋk] n [Sense: 1,3; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from chin crack (11 16 centuries), from Old English cine] [Sense: 2; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From the sound] 1.) a small hole in a wall, or between two things that join together,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
chink — 1 noun 1 (C) a small hole in a wall, or between two things that join together, that lets light or air through: The sun came through a chink in the curtains. 2 (C) a high ringing sound made by metal or glass objects hitting each other: the chink… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
chink in someone's armour — If someone has a chink in their armour, they have a weakness that other people can take advantage of. The candidate s opponents are busy looking for chinks in his armour … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
armour — ar|mour BrE armor AmE [ˈa:mə US ˈa:rmər] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: armure, from Latin armatura; ARMATURE] 1.) metal or leather clothing that protects your body, worn by soldiers in battles in past times ▪ a knight wearing a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
armour */ — UK [ˈɑː(r)mə(r)] / US [ˈɑrmər] noun [uncountable] 1) metal clothing that soldiers wore in the middle ages to protect their bodies a knight in armour a suit of armour See: chink I, knight I 2) a) layers of hard metal that cover a military vehicle… … English dictionary
