bump in the road
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bump in the road
noun bumps in the road · bump on the road
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A setback or obstacle, especially one which is relatively minor.
"The stock market has gone down, but it's just a bump in the road," she says.
Similar: hindrance
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A very small town.
"We're such a small bump in the road that driving through Sylvester is like hitting an armadillo at 60 miles an hour," drawls local businessman David Register.
Similar: backwater, one-horse town, remote place
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