where the shoe pinches

[where the shoe pinches] {n. phr.}, {informal} Where or what the discomfort or trouble is.

* /Johnny thinks the job is easy, but he will find out where the shoe pinches when he tries it./

* /The coach said he wasn't worried about any position except quarterback; that was where the shoe pinched./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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