Collocations for "flaw"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "flaw" in context.
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flaw
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- [system, program] flaws
- flaws in security
- point out the flaw
- there's a flaw in this [program, application]
- there is just one flaw in your [plan, proposal]
- the [plan] has one [serious, minor, major] flaw
- is the [plan's] biggest flaw
- spot the flaws in the
- has a serious character flaw
- this [diamond, gem, emerald] has no flaws (whatsoever)
- in [good, fair, reasonable] condition, [barring, apart from] one slight flaw
- got a discount due to the flaw
- has his flaws, but is a [kind, decent] person
- [antique desks, delicate fabrics] tend to have flaws
- [beauty, humanity, purity] without flaw
- fundamental flaws in the [case, argument, prosecution]
'flaw' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):