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Phrase



                                              There’s the rub







                                                       Origin



                                                       Hamlet








                                                   Definition



                   An obstacle that prevents someone from


                                            doing something.








                                                    Example



                      An old lady is looking at the last roll of

                                toilet paper. There’s the rub.
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