hit a snag

idiom

: to have a problem (with something)
We hit a snag with our travel plans.

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Negotiations between the city and TPAC hit a snag not long after the new year and appear to have remained at a standstill ever since. Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025 But that plan hit a snag when she was caught walking out of her room with food. Ashley Vega, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025 One of the most famous EDM music festivals in the world hit a snag on Wednesday, July 16 as a massive fire broke out at the Tomorrowland main stage in Belgium. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 16 July 2025 Senators hit a snag over the Trump administration’s plans to relocate the FBI’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hit a snag

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“Hit a snag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20a%20snag. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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