(the) weakest link (in the chain)
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(the) weak link (in the chain) — the weak/weakest link (in the chain) phrase the weakest part of a group, plan, or team Thesaurus: participants in games and competitionshyponym to defeat someone in a game, competition or argumentsynonym Main entry: link * * * the weak link (in… … Useful english dictionary
(the) Weakest Link — The Weakest Link [The Weakest Link] a television ↑quiz show which first appeared in Britain on the ↑BBC in 2000 and now has versions in countries around the world. A team of nine ↑contestants answer general knowledge questions in a chain (= one… … Useful english dictionary
The Weakest Link — Countries with their own version The Weakest Link (often simply called Weakest Link) is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends… … Wikipedia
The Weakest Link (UK game show) — Infobox Television show name = The Weakest Link caption = format = Game Show picture format = 16:9 runtime = 45 minutes creator = Fintan Coyle Cathy Dunning starring = Anne Robinson channel = BBC Two (14 August, 2000 8 February, 2008) BBC One… … Wikipedia
Weakest Link (US game show) — Infobox Television show name = Weakest Link caption = format = Game Show picture format = 16:9 runtime = 60mins (inc. adverts) (NBC) 30mins (inc. adverts) (Syndication) creator = Fintan Coyle Cathy Dunning starring = Anne Robinson (NBC) George… … Wikipedia
The Weakest Link (Australian game show) — infobox television show name = The Weakest Link caption = format = Game show picture format = runtime = 60 minutes creator = Fintan Coyle, Cathy Dunning starring = Cornelia Frances country = UK network = Seven Network first aired = February 2001… … Wikipedia
Weakest Link — a television quiz show which first appeared in Britain on the BBC in 2000 and now has versions in countries around the world. A team of nine contestants answer general knowledge questions in a chain (= one after the other), building up an amount… … Universalium
(a) weak link in the chain — a weak link (in the chain) the weakest part of a system or the weakest member of a group of people that could cause the whole system or group to fail. It s a strong team, though the goalkeeper may be a weak link because he s rather inexperienced … New idioms dictionary
breaks the chain — ➡ Weakest Link * * * … Universalium
a chain is no stronger than its weakest link — 1856 C. KINGSLEY Letter 1 Dec. (1877) II. 499 The devil is very busy, and no one knows better than he, that ‘nothing is stronger than its weakest part’. 1868 L. STEPHEN in Cornhill Mag. XVII. 295 A chain is no stronger than its weakest link; but… … Proverbs new dictionary
