the rub

The rub is that he may well get away with it.

And on the vote of confidence issue… well there is the rub.

Hospitals are supposed to provide financial aid to patients in need, but “the rub is the implementation,” said Dr. Anish Mahajan, chief deputy director of the L.A.

Brighton's supporters felt they did not get the rub of the green with decisions, especially with the free-kick award that led to City's second goal, the mood inside the Amex worsening when second-half penalty appeals were turned down.

I prefer my intoxication at the theater to be administered artistically, and there’s the rub with this erratic revival.