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sticking point

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sticking point
n.
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
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Noun1.sticking point - a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal
detail, item, point - an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
Translations
sticking point [ˈstɪkɪŋˌpɔɪnt] N (fig) → punto m de fricción
sticking point [ˈstɪkɪŋˌpɔɪnt] n (fig) → punto di stallo, impasse f inv


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As for me, I was consumed by a secret and burning desire to ask the Story Girl if I might see HER home; but I could not screw my courage to the sticking point.
She needed the sun to mellow and temper her mood to the sticking point.
 
 
 
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