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Stumbling block

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A hindrance, obstacle or impediment; an opportunity for error. idiomatic

    "Idioms are a common stumbling block for learners of a language."

  2. 2
    any obstacle or impediment wordnet

Etymology

Probably originally from Romans 14:13 or 1 Corinthians 8:9 in the King James Version of the Bible, translating Koine Greek πρόσκομμα (próskomma).

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