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a chain is only as strong as its weakest link

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Etymology

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First appeared inThomas Reid’sEssays on the Intellectual Powers of Man, published in 1786. The full idioma chain is no stronger than its weakest link was first printed inCornhill Magazine in 1868.

Proverb

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a chain is only as strong as its weakest link

Anorganization is only as strong or powerful as its weakest person; a group of associates is only as strong as its laziest member.

Related terms

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weakest link

Translations

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aphorism

Basque:^{(pleaseverify)}haria meheenean eten ohi da(literally“a thread usually breaks where it is thinnest”)
Chinese:
Mandarin:千里之堤，潰於蟻穴 /千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 (zh)(qiānlǐzhīdī, kuìyúyǐxué),一步下錯，滿盤皆輸 /一步下错，满盘皆输
Danish:en kæde kun så stærk som det svageste led
Dutch:de keten is zo sterk als haar zwakste schakel
Finnish:ketju on vain niin vahva kuin sen heikoin lenkki
German:eine Kette ist nur so stark wie ihr schwächstes Glied
Greek:μια αλυσίδα είναι όσο δυνατή όσο ο πιο αδύναμός της κρίκος f(mia alysída eínai óso dynatí óso o pio adýnamós tis kríkos)(phrase)
Hungarian:a leggyengébb láncszemnél szakad a lánc
Italian:una catena è forte quanto il suo anello più debole
Norwegian:
Bokmål:en kjede er aldri sterkere enn sitt svakeste ledd
Nynorsk:ei kjede er aldri sterkare enn det svakaste ledd
Portuguese:uma corrente é tão forte quanto seu elo mais fraco,uma corrente é tão forte quanto o seu elo mais fraco
Russian:где то́нко, там и рвётся(gde tónko, tam i rvjótsja)(it snaps there, where it's thin)
Spanish:una cadena es tan fuerte como su eslabón más débil
Swedish:en kedja är aldrig starkare än dess svagaste länk

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