stumble at a straw



stumble at a straw

To be thwarted or unsettled by a minor issue or problem. Overall, your grades are great, so don't stumble at a straw and abandon your studies because of this one B. You can't rely on Kelsey, she always stumbles at a straw and gets rattled by the slightest problem.
See also: straw, stumble

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alfredoahl-FRE-do (Italian), ahl-FRE-dho (Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Vera (2)-Albanian
AsherA-shər (English)Hebrew, English, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Elisabeth[i'lizəbəθ]
Sylvanus-English (Archaic)
Samiya-Arabic