a sticking point



a sticking point

a subject that people who are involved in a discussion cannot agree about The role of the army was the main sticking point at Thursday's abortive talks. Pay has been a major sticking point in negotiations.
See also: point, stick

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Benas-Lithuanian
Rawya-Arabic
Catherinakath-ə-REE-nə, kə-THREE-nəEnglish (Rare)
LabanLAY-bən (English)Biblical
Edwena-English (Rare)
Vardan-Armenian