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the chink in the armour

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  • armour — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)mə(r)[/t]] (in AM, use armor) 1) N UNCOUNT In former times, armour was special metal clothing that soldiers wore for protection in battle. ...the collection of weapons and armour in the historic White Tower. ...knights in armour. ...a… …   English dictionary

  • chink — [[t]tʃɪ̱ŋk[/t]] chinks, chinking, chinked 1) N COUNT: usu N in n A chink in a surface is a very narrow crack or opening in it. ...a chink in the wall... He peered through a chink in the curtains. 2) N COUNT: N of n A chink of light is a small… …   English dictionary

  • chink in someone's armour —    If someone has a chink in their armour, they have a weakness that other people can take advantage of.     The candidate s opponents are busy looking for chinks in his armour …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • chink — I UK [tʃɪŋk] / US noun [countable] Word forms chink : singular chink plural chinks 1) a) a very small space in a wall or between two things, especially when this lets light through A light shone through a chink in the curtains. b) a small amount… …   English dictionary

  • chink — chink1 [tʃıŋk] n [Sense: 1,3; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from chin crack (11 16 centuries), from Old English cine] [Sense: 2; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From the sound] 1.) a small hole in a wall, or between two things that join together,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • chink — 1 noun 1 (C) a small hole in a wall, or between two things that join together, that lets light or air through: The sun came through a chink in the curtains. 2 (C) a high ringing sound made by metal or glass objects hitting each other: the chink… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • armour */ — UK [ˈɑː(r)mə(r)] / US [ˈɑrmər] noun [uncountable] 1) metal clothing that soldiers wore in the middle ages to protect their bodies a knight in armour a suit of armour See: chink I, knight I 2) a) layers of hard metal that cover a military vehicle… …   English dictionary

  • (a) chink in someone's armour — a chink in (someone s) armour British & Australian, American & Australian if someone or something which seems to be strong has a chink in their armour, they have a small fault which may cause them problems. She s a brilliant businesswoman, but… …   New idioms dictionary

  • (a) chink in armour — a chink in (someone s) armour British & Australian, American & Australian if someone or something which seems to be strong has a chink in their armour, they have a small fault which may cause them problems. She s a brilliant businesswoman, but… …   New idioms dictionary

  • List of The Bill characters (E-L) — This is a list of characters from the police drama The Bill ordered alphabetically by character surname. For a full list of characters ordered by rank, see list of The Bill characters. The characters are all police officers or civilian staff at… …   Wikipedia

  • (a) chink in someone's armour — a chink in someone’s armour phrase a weak point where someone can be attacked Chinks are starting to appear in the president’s armour. Thesaurus: parts of a person s characterhyponym general words for a person s charactersynonym Main entry: chink …   Useful english dictionary

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