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a hair in the butter
a hair in the butter
A problem or challenging situation (likened to trying to pick a single hair out of a slippery substance like butter). Things were going smoothly enough on our road trip until we found out that every hotel in town was booked for the night. Talk about a hair in the butter! Forgetting my textbook at school has proved to be a real hair in the butter for my study plans.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
VenceslÁS | | - | Spanish |
Tuur | | TUYR | Dutch, Limburgish |
Tethys | | TEE-thəs (English) | Greek Mythology |
Susan | | SOO-zən | English |
Vikki | | VIK-ee | English |
Sipho | | - | Southern African, Xhosa |