Jane's insecurity is the chink in her armor.
•The boss seems mean, but the chink in his armor is that he is easily flattered.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
chink — n. a chink in one s armor ( a weak point ) * * * [tʃɪŋk] a chink in one s armor ( a weak point ) … Combinatory dictionary
List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
weakness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of strength Nouns 1. weakness, feebleness, debility, debilitation, infirmity, decrepitude, inanition; weariness, enervation, impotence; paleness, colorlessness; disability, attenuation, senility,… … English dictionary for students
Achilles' heel — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. weak point, chink in one s armor. See weakness … English dictionary for students
frailty — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Quality of being weak] Syn. fragility, weakness, debility, delicacy, infirmity, feebleness, decrepitude, daintiness, puniness, slightness, frangibility, susceptibility, brittleness, softness, flaccidity, unsubstantiality,… … English dictionary for students
imperfection — noun 1) the glass is free from imperfections Syn: defect, fault, flaw, deformity, discoloration, disfigurement; crack, scratch, chip, nick, pit, dent; blemish, stain, spot, mark, streak … Thesaurus of popular words
inadequacy — n 1. insufficiency, deficiency, incompleteness; incommensurability, unsuitability; mediocrity, inferiority, unsatisfactoriness, unacceptableness; scantiness, skimpiness, scrimpiness, meagerness, Inf. slim pickings. 2. shortage, deficit, lack;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
lack — n 1. want, deficiency, deprivation, need; absence, nonexistence, emptiness, void, vacancy; something missing, missing ingredient or link; omission, gap, hole, break, discontinuity, interval, deletion, hiatus, lacuna. 2. shortcoming, inadequacy,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
price — n 1. cost, expense, charge, Inf. damages, fee, rate; check, Inf. tab, bill, Fr. addition; pay, payment, hire, rent, fare, toll, tax, levy, duty, assessment; consideration, compensation, recompense, remuneration; outlay, expenditure; value, worth … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
susceptibility — n 1. vulnerability, defenselessness, pregnability, weakness, weak spot, exposed area, chink in one s armor, loophole; subjectability, proneness, liability, predisposition, tendency to get, inclination, propensity, leaning, proclivity;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
weakness — n 1. feebleness, puniness, frailty, frailness, fragility, fragileness, delicateness, delicacy; impotence, impuissance, powerlessness, helplessness, incapacity, inability, incapability, ineptness, ineptitude; exhaustion, enervation, lack of… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
