English Explanatory Dictionary

therein lies the rub

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. That is where the problem is found or located.

Word forms

therein lies the rub there lies the rub there is the rub

Etymology

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

Related words

thereby hangs a tale where the shoe pinches
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