English / proverb
A Chain Is as Strong as Its Weakest Link
MEANING IN ENGLISH
An entire system, organization, or collective is only as secure and reliable as its least dependable component.
In context
01
The cyber attack breached the hospital network through an unpatched router, showing a chain is as strong as its weakest link.
02
In relay races, every athlete must perform consistently because a chain is as strong as its weakest link.
Synonyms
interdependent strength,collective vulnerability,systemic reliance
Antonyms
indestructible network,uniformly robust system,unbreachable defense
Collocations
remember that a chain is as strong as its weakest link,emphasize that a chain is as strong as its weakest link,prove that a chain is as strong as its weakest link