therein lies

idiom

formal

—used to say that a statement, fact, or detail expresses the substance of something

They have to make a decision soon. Therein lies the problem. If they act too quickly, they run the risk of choosing the wrong plan.

Examples of therein lies in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So therein lies the conundrum for Payton and general manager George Paton: Sell the farm for Jeanty, or target another back in later rounds? —Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2025

And therein lies the problem: The more aggressive Trump is, the less cooperation the Mexicans are likely to offer. —Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025

Photo : Teddy Pieper, courtesy of RM Sotheby's These aren’t sophisticated cars, and therein lies part of the Mustang’s charm. —Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025

And therein lies a sense of impotence, because our ability to discern the consequential ghoulishness of this nation’s policies–LOL that’s crazy!–doesn’t in and of itself constitute resistance. —Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for therein lies

• advertise
• aggrandize
• agonize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize