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apple of discord

NOUN
bone of contention
Synonyms
WEAK
altercation argument beef conflict controversy debate disagreement dispute grounds for war issue matter at hand point in question problem sore point tender spot

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The apple of discord is Helen’s house, now rented, set on an acre abutting a state nature reserve.

From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2022

But Poindexter had thrown a feather-stuffed apple of discord into the Scalia story.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 17, 2016

Into German politics last week a big red apple of discord was flung by Minister of Labor Adam Stegerwald.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Wall Street Journal published it, thereby casting a golden apple of discord throughout the financial community.

From Time Magazine Archive

The story of "the apple of discord," awarded by Paris to Venus, seems to indicate that where beauty contends against majesty and wisdom for the love of youth, it is sure to win the day.

From Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other by Inman, Thomas