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sticking point
sticking pointn. A point, issue, or situation that causes or is likely to cause an impasse.sticking point n a problem or point on which agreement cannot be reached, preventing progress from being made Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sticking point - a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goaldetail, item, point - an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" |
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sticking pointA topic of discussion or debate that results in disagreement. The subject of curfew is often a real sticking point between teenagers and their parents.See also: point, sticka sticking point COMMON A sticking point is a point which people cannot agree about and which stops them achieving something. Talks with the actor broke down, and money was assumed to be the sticking point. The Americans have presented a plan on agriculture, the main sticking point in the trade talks.See also: point, sticksticking pointA point or issue on which agreement cannot be reached. Dating from the mid-1900s, this term is often used with regard to negotiations of some kind. For example, a Boston Globe headline for an article about North and South Korea holding a reunion of families separated by war read: “South’s desired location could be sticking point” (September 18, 2010).See also: point, sticksticking point
Related to sticking point: not to mention, reinstate, in the first place, pat on the backWords related to sticking pointnoun a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goalRelated Words |