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 24 Jul. 2026.

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