a chain is only as strong as its weakest link »
An organization (especially a process or a business) is only as strong or powerful as its weakest person. A group of associates is only as strong as its laziest member.
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bridge »
A valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.
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chain reaction »
A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.
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chain reaction »
A series of events, each one causing the next.
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food chain »
A hierarchy.
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food chain »
The feeding relationships between species in a biotic community.
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off the chain »
Crazy and exciting; delirious and wild. By analogy to a frenetic dog when unleashed.
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off the chain »
Free from work or direct supervision. In reference to slave labor, where workers are chained, or to the figurative chain of workers of an assembly line.
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root cause »
An initiating cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.
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slippery slope »
A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.
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slippery slope »
A logical argument that follows a chain of events or causes and effects to some conclusion.
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tiger team »
An engineering or other group assembled to tackle especially difficult or critical problems, often outside the normal chain of command.
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