to be weak at/in/on something

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• weak — W2S3 [wi:k] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(physical)¦ 2¦(likely to break)¦ 3¦(character)¦ 4¦(without power)¦ 5¦(without interest)¦ 6¦(without energy)¦ 7¦(not good at doing something)¦ 8¦(money)¦ 9¦(argument/idea)¦ 10¦(drink)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• weak — [ wik ] adjective *** ▸ 1 lacking energy ▸ 2 lacking power ▸ 3 easily persuaded ▸ 4 bad in quality ▸ 5 likely to break/fail ▸ 6 with a lot of water ▸ 7 lacking strength ▸ 8 in linguistics 1. ) part of your body that is weak is not as strong or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• weak — [wēk] adj. [ME waik < ON veikr, akin to OE wac, feeble (which the ON word replaced) < IE * weig , * weik (< base * wei , to bend) > WEEK, WICKER, L vicis, change] 1. a) lacking in strength of body or muscle; not physically strong b)… …   English World dictionary

• weak|ness — «WEEK nihs», noun. 1. the quality or condition of being weak; lack of power, force, or vigor: »Weakness kept him in bed. 2. a weak point; slight fault: »Putting things off is her weakness. 3. Figurative. a) a fact or condition of liking that one… …   Useful english dictionary

• weak-willed — adj someone who is weak willed does not do something difficult that they had intended to do …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• weak at the knees — If people go weak at the knees, they have a powerful emotional reaction to something and feel that they might fall over …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• weak sister — weak′ sis′ter n. 1) inf a vacillating person; coward 2) inf a part or element that undermines the whole of something; weak link • Etymology: 1855–60 …   From formal English to slang

• something runs in someone's family — something runs in the/​someone’s family phrase if something such as a quality or disease runs in someone’s family, a lot of people in the family have it Weak eyes run in the family. Thesaurus: inheritance, inheriting and heritagehyponym… …   Useful english dictionary

• something runs in the family — something runs in the/​someone’s family phrase if something such as a quality or disease runs in someone’s family, a lot of people in the family have it Weak eyes run in the family. Thesaurus: inheritance, inheriting and heritagehyponym… …   Useful english dictionary

• weak — [[t]wi͟ːk[/t]] ♦♦ weaker, weakest 1) ADJ GRADED If someone is weak, they are not healthy or do not have good muscles, so that they cannot move quickly or carry heavy things. I was too weak to move or think or speak... His arms and legs were weak …   English dictionary

• weak — /wik / (say week) adjective 1. liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail; not strong: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armour. 2. deficient in bodily strength or healthy vigour, as from age, sickness, etc.;… …