hit a snag

hit a snag

To encounter an issue, drawback, or challenge. Our plans for a relaxing night at home hit a snag when a pipe burst in the basement.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hit a snag

Fig. to run into an unexpected problem. We've hit a snag with the building project. I stopped working on the roof when I hit a snag.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

hit a snag

Encounter a problem or obstacle. For example, We've hit a snag with this building project. The noun snag has been used in the sense of "a sharp or rough projection," such as would impede passage, since the 1500s.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • snag
  • hit it with (one)
  • hit it with someone
  • hit out for (some place)
  • hit with (something)
  • hit off
  • hit it off
  • hit it off with
  • hit it off, to
  • hit up
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The agreement between Korean banking giant KB Financial Inc (NYSE: KB) and ING Group (NYSE: ING) has hit a snag over the issue of finalisation of a purchase price of the latter's Korean insurance assets.
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Summary: The current negotiations on the definition of rules of origin of the products exchanged within the Arab Free Trade Zone (AFTZ) hit a snag over the determination pf 26 categories of products, an official source at Trade Ministry told APS.
AFTZ: Negotiations on rules of origin hit snag over 26 categories of products
The Manhattan residential sales market, which held remarkably steady in 2002 despite tumultuous economic conditions, hit a snag at the end of the year as buyers began to balk at apartment prices greater than $1.5 million.
Residential market hits year-end snag. (Insiders Outlook)
FATHER Christmas hit a snag when he arrived at the Purple Planet play centre in Coventry to take up residence in his festive grotto - he had no chimney to climb down.
Santa snag
NASA's recent trial hit a snag when a parachute malfunctioned and the return vehicle hit the water at least three times as fast as intended.
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Rob Jones' injury nightmare is over after he kicked a ball in anger for the first time in seven months - but his comeback plans have hit a snag.
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