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idiomthere's/here's the rub(also therein lies the rub)used in order to say that you think something which has just been said shows the problem that makes a situation difficult:Lewis said, "If I can keep up with Ben till he gets to sixty metres I'll be able to beat him." But there's the rub - Ben Johnson is famous for his explosive starts which take him way ahead in the race.The manual is thorough and the authors have assembled a wide range of material, but therein lies the rub. Will busy managers have time to read such a lengthy volume?NoteThis idiom is from a line in Shakespeare's play,Hamlet.You may hear people use 'the rub' in other expressions that show what is difficult or unpleasant about the situation: Pepsi-cola was willing to donate $15,000 for the parks. The rub was that the playgrounds must be called "Pepsi" parks and they must erect a sign to that effect.
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