sticking point
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nounDefinition of STICKING POINT
: an item (as in negotiations) resulting or likely to result in an impasse
See Examples of STICKING POINT
- The length of the contract has become a sticking point in the negotiations.
First Known Use of STICKING POINT
1946
Rhymes with STICKING POINT
at gunpoint, at knifepoint, basis point, boiling point, breaking point, brownie point, cardinal point, counterpoint, Curie point, disappoint, extra point, floating-point, focal point, freezing point, growing point, ideal point, knuckle joint, melting point, miter joint, needlepoint, out of joint, pedal point, petit point, point-to-point, pressure point, rabbet joint, selling point, silverpoint, strain a point, stretch a point, talking point, to the point, trigger point, triple point, turning point, vantage point, vowel point
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