the fly in the ointment

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Definition of the fly in the ointment in English English dictionary

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

    Hyphenation

    the fly in the oint·ment

    Turkish pronunciation

    dhi flay în dhi oyntmınt

    Pronunciation

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