the rub

noun

formal

: something that causes a difficulty or problem

She's an amazing cook, but she rarely has time to make meals. There's the rub.

Therein/There lies the rub.

Examples of the rub in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here’s the rub: Psychiatrists in training receive billions of dollars in public subsidies that provide extensive support for residency programs across the country. —Richard G. Frank, STAT, 1 July 2024

But here’s the rub: Not all of these card benefits cover EVs. —Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 1 July 2024

Here’s the rub: The performance share units and restricted stock units won’t vest for another three years. —Byamanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 June 2024

As Covid has shown, all of this could change in the the rub of an eye or a small cough. —Brenda Goodman, CNN, 11 June 2024

That is the rub that’s happening in the debates in meeting rooms. —Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2024

And therein lies the rub; despite protestations of independence, topics sensitive for China—Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tibet—figure significantly less on TikTok than on rival social networks. —Charlie Campbell, TIME, 30 May 2024

Music Prime offers the same robust musical catalog as Music Unlimited, but here's the rub: your musical selection is shuffled. —PCMAG, 21 May 2024

The widespread interest in gen AI has created a massive wave of use cases and experiments—and there’s the rub. —Byrodney Zemmel, Fortune, 15 May 2024