Idiom
lick log
Meaning
A crucial or challenging moment; a moment in time when a decision must be made.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We reached the lick log and had to decide quickly.”
“The project deadline arrived, and we reached the lick log where we had to choose between finishing or quitting.”
“As the negotiations stalled, the diplomat realized they had reached the lick log, a decisive moment that would determine the success of the entire peace treaty.”
Examples
simple
“We reached the lick log and had to decide quickly.”
contextual
“The project deadline arrived, and we reached the lick log where we had to choose between finishing or quitting.”
complex
“As the negotiations stalled, the diplomat realized they had reached the lick log, a decisive moment that would determine the success of the entire peace treaty.”
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