therein lies the rub

短语

别名

there lies the rub there is the rub

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    That is where the problem is found or located.

    习语

    I tried to back up my database to a USB flash drive, but it isn't big enough. Therein lies the rub.

词源

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

来源：wiktionary