chink in one's armor



chink in one's armor

A vulnerable area, as in Putting things off to the last minute is the chink in Pat's armor and is bound to get her in trouble one day . This term relies on chink in the sense of "a crack or gap," a meaning dating from about 1400 and used figuratively since the mid-1600s.
See also: armor, chink

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jeffry['dʒefri]
Genovevahe-no-VE-vah (Spanish), zhə-noo-VE-və (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
Heliodoros-Ancient Greek
FermÍN-Spanish
Arwen-Literature
NİMet-Turkish