hit a snag

idiom

: to have a problem (with something)
We hit a snag with our travel plans.

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The plot to ruin baseball hit a snag on Friday night. Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 Washington County may hit a snag in selling the former University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Washington County campus to a private Christian school. Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025 California’s plan to roll out ethnic studies at every high school this fall hit a snag when lawmakers left implementation money out of the state budget — but districts across Orange County are largely pushing ahead on their own. Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025 Cerebras hit a snag seeking clearance from the Treasury Department’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., or CFIUS, to give G42 a bigger position. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hit a snag

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“Hit a snag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20a%20snag. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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