therein lies the problem

phrase

: that is the problem
I don't know what to do, and therein lies the problem.

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And, therein lies the problem with how so many people – generally young straight women – are using attachment theory. — Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 6 June 2022 The fact that education is always thought of last, therein lies the problem. — Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 21 May 2022 But its electric motor makes only 90 horsepower, and therein lies the problem. — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 24 Feb. 2022

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“Therein lies the problem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/therein%20lies%20the%20problem. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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