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Bump in the road

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Noun
  1. 1
    A setback or obstacle, especially one which is relatively minor. idiomatic

    ""The stock market has gone down, but it's just a bump in the road," she says."

  2. 2
    A very small town. idiomatic

    ""We're such a small bump in the road that driving through Sylvester is like hitting an armadillo at 60 miles an hour," drawls local businessman David Register."

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