chink in the armor
Small defensive gap
A chink in the armor is a weakness or vulnerability in someone or something otherwise well-defended.
The phrase comes from gaps in medieval plate armor where a blade could penetrate.
Now mostly figurative: Her confidence was her strength, but criticism found a chink in the armor.
Often appears as chink in someone's armor.
- Achilles heelSingular fatal vulnerability
- Achilles tendonCord linking calf to heel
- feet of clayHidden weakness in revered person
- frailtyWeakness of body
- weaknessDeficiency in force
susceptibility · soft spot · glass jaw · handicap · weak link · weak point · loophole · vulnerability · soft underbelly · underbelly · flaw · blind spot · fatal flaw · exposure · gap · defect · shortcoming · breach
chink in the armorinvulnerability
Immunity to all damage
bulletproof · unbreachable · watertight · foolproof · inviolable
chink in the armorstrong suit
One's greatest ability
strength · trump card · ace in the hole · forte · secret weapon
chink in the armorflawless execution
Task done perfectly
perfection · clean bill of health · seamless design · completeness
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