"where the shoe pinches" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

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  1. Where the cause of trouble or difficulty is. Related terms: therein lies the rub Translations (Translations): waar de schoen wringt (Dutch), mistä kenkä puristaa (Finnish), là où le bât blesse (French), but see sęk w tym (Polish)
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