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chinks in the armor

chinks in the armor is the plural of chink in the armor.

Meaning of chink in the armor

Noun

chink in the armor (plural chinks in the armor)

  1. (US, idiomatic) A weakness; a weak point (particularly of something formerly considered near-invincible or perfect).

Questions about chinks in the armor

What is chinks in the armor the plural of?
Chinks in the armor is the plural of chink in the armor.

Words near chinks in the armor in the dictionary

  1. chinkle
  2. chinkled
  3. chinkles
  4. chinkling
  5. chinks
  6. chinks in the armor
  7. chinks up
  8. chinkware
  9. chinky
  10. Chinland
  11. Chinle

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