fly in the ointment

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English - English
Something which ruins or spoils everything else; a nuisance or problem; an unpleasant or disagreeable detail
a small but irritating flaw that spoils the whole thing
an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something
fly in the soup, imperfection that appears, drawback that is not at first apparent
a fly in the ointment
(Slang) detracting element; inconvenience that take away from the usefulness of something; drawback
fly in the ointment

    Hyphenation

    fly in the oint·ment

    Turkish pronunciation

    flay în dhi oyntmınt

    Pronunciation

    /ˈflī ən ᴛʜē ˈointmənt/ /ˈflaɪ ɪn ðiː ˈɔɪntmənt/
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