| 词汇 | sand-in-the-gears |
| 释义 | sand in the gearsidiom something that causes a problem or prevents something from happening as it should: Falling house prices are the sand in the gears that are causing growth to grind to a halt. They have to share part of the blame if there's too much sand in the gears of the legislative process. See also throw sand in the gears Difficult things and people a (heavy) cross to bearidiom albatross ball and chain bane be dead meatidiom be in the clearidiom bump chill equation hassle hiccup hindrance hot potato impediment nut snag stumbling block teaser teething troubles thorn in your flesh/sideidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences |
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