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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a stopped clock is right twice a day »
A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.
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all over but the shouting »
The substance of the contest is complete, leaving only the cheering.
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assault and battery »
. This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.
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at a pinch »
By the skin of one’s teeth; only just; Deo volente; perhaps; if you’re lucky..
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beauty is only skin deep »
What matters is a person's character, rather than his/her appearance.
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big fish in a small pond »
One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.
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by the way »
[...] I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years. But this is by the way.
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catch-as-catch-can »
Intermittent; only when possible or when the opportunity presents itself.
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cherry pick »
To select only the best from a range of options.
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cherry picking »
Selecting only the best from a group or other range of choices.
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close the stable door after the horse has bolted »
To attempt to prevent a problem only to find it has already happened.
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cross that bridge when one comes to it »
To deal with a problem or situation only when it arises.
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deliver the message to Garcia »
Programmers are consistently dehumanized because so many do indeed deliver the message to Garcia only to be at best ignored.
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deliver the message to Garcia »
What we need is people who get the job done, no matter how. We don't want pickers who'll only learn if we use their preferred learning method. Have you read "A Message to Garcia" ? That's what we need today - young people who can deliver the message to Garcia.
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