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bump in the road

Noun

Meaning

(idiomatic) A setback or obstacle, especially one which is relatively minor.

(idiomatic) A very small town.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Examples

Tragedy is when someone ends up dead. Everything else is just a bump in the road. For the record, that was something Daddy used to say. Gabrielle Zevin

Women's golf definitely hit a bump in the road. We lost some tournaments due to a combination of things led by the downturn in the economy. Hollis Stacy

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