stumbling block
Meaning: An obstacle or barrier that impedes progress or causes difficulty.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Nature
Origin: The phrase draws literally on the image of a stone or obstruction that causes one to stumble and fall, used figuratively for any hindrance to success or understanding.
More idioms — Nature
- réduire la voilure — To cut back on spending, resources, or ambitions.
- faire florès — To achieve success and build a reputation.
- fuir comme la peste — To avoid something or someone as much as possible.
- tomber à l’eau — To be canceled or abandoned.
- battre les fourrés — To range far and wide in search of adventure or chance encounters.
- prendre le maquis — To go into hiding or join a resistance movement to escape authority or persecution.
More English idioms
- hang upon — To be deeply absorbed in or emotionally dependent on someone or something.
- cut above — Superior in quality or ability; better than most.
- feet first — Dead, or in the manner of a corpse.
- of the same leaven — Of the same nature, character, or type; alike.
- as the crow flies — Directly or in a straight line, without roads.
- beat a dead horse — To argue or pursue a point or topic without the possibility of success.