a chink in somebody's armour

chink in (one's)/the armor

A minor but very detrimental flaw or weakness. Yeah, he's brilliant, but his violent temper has destroyed many business relationships—it's a real chink in his armor. The criminal's tendency to use his own cell phone to conduct business was the chink in the armor the police needed to put him in jail.

a chink in somebody’s ˈarmour

(British English) (American English a chink in somebody’s ˈarmor) a weakness in somebody’s argument, character, etc., that can be used in an attack: The one chink in her armour is the lack of a sense of humour. She hates people laughing at her.

A chink is a small hole.

词组	a chink in somebody's armour
释义	a chink in somebody's armour chink in (one's)/the armor A minor but very detrimental flaw or weakness. Yeah, he's brilliant, but his violent temper has destroyed many business relationships—it's a real chink in his armor. The criminal's tendency to use his own cell phone to conduct business was the chink in the armor the police needed to put him in jail. See also: armor, chink Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a chink in somebody’s ˈarmour (British English) (American English a chink in somebody’s ˈarmor) a weakness in somebody’s argument, character, etc., that can be used in an attack: The one chink in her armour is the lack of a sense of humour. She hates people laughing at her. A chink is a small hole. See also: armour, chink Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: armor armour chink chink in (one's)/the armor chink in armor chink in one's armor a chink in someone's armour a mote in someone's eye chink in one's armor, a chink up
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