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there's the rub

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There's the rub. (old-fashioned, old-fashioned)
something that you say when you are explaining what the difficulty is in a particular situation. You can't get a job unless you have experience. And there's the rub - how do you get experience if you can't get a job?
See also: rub


there's the rub
here is the difficulty. You can't get a job unless you have experience. And there's the rub – how do you get experience if you can't get a job?
Usage notes: also appears as here's the rub and that's the rub: The factory is ready to go, but here's the rub – there's no market for the products.
See also: rub

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Ay, there's the rub, Tom; one is obliged in our business to put up with the SECOND class.
 
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