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chink in the armor

Noun
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Japanese Meaning
防御の要塞であっても弱点となり得る部分、つまり隙や欠点。 / 完璧と思われたものに存在する、致命的な弱点や脆弱な点。
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最高財務責任者が領収書の紛失について口を閉ざしていたことが、調査官が不正を暴くきっかけとなった弱点だった。

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

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chink in the armor

The CFO's secrecy about the missing receipts turned out to be the chink in the armor that allowed investigators to uncover the fraud.

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The CFO's secrecy about the missing receipts turned out to be the chink in the armor that allowed investigators to uncover the fraud.

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