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weak sister
noun
, Informal.
- a vacillating person; coward.
- a part or element that undermines the whole of something; a weak link.
weak sister
noun
- informal.a person in a group who is regarded as weak or unreliable
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Word History and Origins
Origin of weak sister1
First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences
Unsatisfactory in her home, the weak sister does not do much better in society.
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She is the limit beyond which no one must go, under pain of such displeasure as the weak sister can show.
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Fortunately for the world, the weak sister and her theories do not rule.
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And later on, when I knew her, she was a weak sister whom I tried to help.
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He waz rather a weak sister, and alwus rode sideways on a side-saddle.
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