Complete Definition of "fly in the ointment"

English
Noun
fly in the ointment
#idiom Something which ruins or spoils everything else; a nuisance or problem; an unpleasant or disagreeable detail.
#:It's a lovely plan. The fly in the ointment is that he will have to sell his house for the money to try it.

Translations

French: hic m, os m, problème m
mid
Russian: ложка д�г�� ("a spoonful o tar"), ложка д�г�� в бо�ке м�да ("a spoonful o tar in a barrel of honey")

fr:fly in the ointment

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