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
AgnÉ-Lithuanian
JanetJAN-ətEnglish
Ismael-Spanish, Biblical Greek
PetePEETEnglish
Pepitape-PEE-tahSpanish
Hillel-Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew