Definition of "weak-kneed" []

• Lacking strength of character or purpose. (adjective)

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• "Rebello also expressed his desire to see a more nationalist party defeat Jean Charest's Liberals, whom he described as weak-kneed when dealing with Ottawa."
• "As my idea to enroll at LeCoq became a decision that spring, I hadn't anticipated that, come late summer, with the plane ticket purchased and an eleven-month lease signed, an abrupt shift in the exchange rate that ran in favor of the Euro would pull the rug out from under my savings, and leave it weak-kneed and wobbly."
• "* If victorious GOP candidates think the Tea Party is going to let them get away with going weak-kneed and being all responsible and moderate next year, they've got another thing coming."