therein lies the rub

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Definition of therein lies the rub in English English dictionary

a problem has been identified

That makes calamity of so long life;.

(deyim) (also "There's the rub") Something that you say when you are explaining what the difficulty is in a particular situation

Hyphenation

there·in lies the rub

Turkish pronunciation

dherîn layz dhi rʌb

Pronunciation

/ᴛʜeˈrən ˈlīz ᴛʜē ˈrəb/ /ðɛˈrɪn ˈlaɪz ðiː ˈrʌb/

Etymology

() Misquote from Hamlet