Sekirov Dictionary

fly in the ointment

UK /ˈflaɪ ɪn ði ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/US /ˈflaɪ ən ði ˈɔɪn(t)m(ə)nt/

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Something (especially a minor thing) which ruins or spoils everything else, or makes it less pleasant; a nuisance or problem; a disagreeable or unpleasant detail.
- And yet, in truth, he was not then a child of God. His pride and uncharitableness, were flies in the ointment. — 1807

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