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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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Alfredo | | ahl-FRE-do (Italian), ahl-FRE-dho (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Vera (2) | | - | Albanian |
| Asher | | A-shər (English) | Hebrew, English, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew |
| Elisabeth | | [i'lizəbəθ] | |
| Sylvanus | | - | English (Archaic) |
| Samiya | | - | Arabic |