слабое звено определяет устойчивость структуры, системы в целом("The press can resist the standard of the lowest common denominator, the rationalization that all news is fit to print that has appeared anywhere else" (Edward M. Kennedy).The most basic, least sophisticated level of taste, sensibility, or opinion among a group of people. mym0use)
рекордно низкий(The fall in the headline rate of inflation to its lowest ever level of just 0.5% – largely a result of the dramatic collapse in the price of crude – will benefit millions of homebuyers with "tracker" style mortgages, as the prospect of a rise in interest rates recedes by the day. TG Alexander Demidov)
наименьший общий знаменатель(the lowest common denominator the least attractive, least intelligent people or features in a situation: trashy TV programs that appeal to the lowest common denominator. Alexander Demidov)
