therein lies the rub

English

Alternative forms

there lies the rub
there is the rub

Etymology

Misquotation from Shakespeare's Hamlet: "ay, there's the rub".

Phrase

therein lies the rub

That is where the problem is.
I tried to back up my database to a USB flash drive, but it isn't big enough. Therein lies the rub.

Translations

Translations

Dutch: daar wringt de schoen, daar wringt het schoentje
Finnish: siinä ongelma juuri piileekin
French: c'est là que le bât blesse (fr)
German: da liegt der Hase im Pfeffer (de), da liegt der Hund begraben (de)
Greek: τα κουμπιά της Αλέξαινας (ta koumpiá tis Aléxainas)
Italian: qui casca l'asino
Norwegian:
Bokmål: der ligger hunden begravet
Polish: tu leży pies pogrzebany (pl), tu jest pies pogrzebany
Russian: вот где соба́ка зары́та (ru) (vot gde sobáka zarýta)
Spanish: la madre del cordero (es)
Swedish: här ligger en hund begraven (sv)

See also

thereby hangs a tale

Further reading

“there s here s the rub” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
“therein lies the rub”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“theres the rub”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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