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have a weak spot for someone/something (American)

to feel attraction to or affection for someone or something. Sarah has a weak spot for basketball players.

See also: spot

weak at the knees

if someone goes weak at the knees, they feel as if they might fall down because they have a sudden strong emotion about something or someone. The very thought of jumping out of an aircraft with a parachute made him go weak at the knees. He was so gorgeous, I felt weak at the knees every time he spoke to me.

See also: knee

a weak link (in the chain)

the weakest part of a system or the weakest member of a group of people that could cause the whole system or group to fail. It's a strong team, though the goalkeeper may be a weak link because he's rather inexperienced. The weak link in the chain is the computer software that controls the system.