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What (who) is stumbling block - definition
IN THE BIBLE, A BEHAVIOR OR ATTITUDE THAT LEADS ANOTHER TO SIN
Scandal (theology); Stumbling blocks
stumbling block
(stumbling blocks)
A stumbling block is a problem which stops you from achieving something.
Perhaps the major stumbling block to reunification is the military presence in South Korea.
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stumbling block
¦ noun an obstacle.
stumbling block
n. a stumbling block to (a stumbling block to progress)
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Stumbling block
A stumbling block or scandal in the Bible is a metaphor for a behaviour or attitude that leads another to sin or to destructive behaviour.
Examples of use of stumbling block
1. The stumbling block is the same as for all Russian leasing companies and that stumbling block is value–added tax.
2. "I think the biggest stumbling block is not the hardliners ... the biggest stumbling block right now is the approach of the government of India," Farooq said.
3. Or is her ethno–specific name the stumbling block?
4. Arguments over access to Russian markets are a stumbling block.
5. The screenplay of Kyon Ki… is a major stumbling block.