Stumbling block

/stˈʌmblɪŋ blˈɒk/

/stˈʌmblɪŋ blˈɑːk/

[noun]

Stumbling block

[NOUN]

something that prevents the progress or occurrence of something

Examples

1. What do you think is the biggest Stumbling Block?

2. This one is ESPECIALLY important, as the rise in costs has been a major Stumbling Block.

3. But i’m not so PESSIMISTIC that that is the Stumbling Block.

4. And right now the thing that’s the Stumbling Block is aid to state and local governments, the number that speaker Pelosi Puts Forth is just not supported by the facts.