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  1. 1. The bottom line; essentially, "This is what it comes down to." Mentioned in the movie "Swingers", subsequently mentioned in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." > Everyone has a different idea about how to fix the economy, but here's the rub." > "So that's the rub?" "That's the rub." Source: ecdict

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