bumps in the road

Noun

bump in the road (plural bumps in the road)

1. (idiomatic) A setback or obstacle, especially one which is relatively minor.
   • "The stock market has gone down, but it's just a bump in the road," she says.1998 October 18, “We Need A Little Christmas Now”, in Businessweek, retrieved 21 Jul 2014

   Synonyms:

   hindrance

2. (idiomatic) A very small town.
   • "We're such a small bump in the road that driving through Sylvester is like hitting an armadillo at 60 miles an hour," drawls local businessman David Register.1995 June 25, “Wired In The Woods”, in Newsweek, retrieved 21 Jul 2014

   Synonyms:

   backwater, one-horse town, remote place