therein lies the rub

短语
中文释义

英文释义

短语
  1. That is where the problem is found or located. idiomatic
    — I tried to back up my database to a USB flash drive, but it isn't big enough. Therein lies the rub.

词形变化

there lies the rub alternative there is the rub alternative

词源

A misquotation or paraphrasing from Shakespeare's Hamlet: "ay, there's the rub".
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