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Discover LudwigThe phrase "weak sister" can be used in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a person, usually a woman, who is seen as weak or lacking in strength or resilience. It can also be used figuratively to describe something that is seen as inferior or lacking in some way. Example: - She was known as the "weak sister" of the family, always needing someone to take care of her. - The company's latest product was a disappointment, seen as the "weak sister" in their line of successful products.
Dictionary
weak sister
noun
A person who is cowardly or indecisive.
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"We didn't want some weak sister".
While the bank is China's biggest lender, it has long been a weak sister financially.
He's a wimp, a weak sister; he won't stand up for himself or his country.
The dangers that dwell in a good story collection are the occasional listless pup, the willing but weak sister.
I will say this much — of those four ways, the touch screen seems to play the weak sister.
She tried once more to cast Obama as a weak sister on his willingness to talk to Raúl Castro.
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"They are not weak sisters".
The entree roster harbored no weak sisters.
Why give the weak sisters a windfall for being, well, weak sisters?
The two nonseafood entrees were not weak sisters.
There were no weak sisters among the desserts.
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