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sticking point

  1. a point beyond which someone or something will not budge
  2. a point or issue that causes action, negotiations, etc. to come to a standstill

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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