fly in the ointment

fly in the ointment
Synonyms and related words:
abomination, atrocity, bad, bane, befoulment, blemish, blight, block, blockade, bottleneck, bug, catch, cordon, corruption, crack, crying evil, curtain, damage, defect, defection, deficiency, defilement, despoliation, destruction, determent, deterrent, detriment, difficulty, drawback, evil, failing, failure, fault, faute, flaw, foible, frailty, grievance, hang-up, harm, havoc, hazard, hitch, hole, hurdle, hurt, ill, imperfection, inadequacy, infection, infirmity, injury, joker, kink, little problem, mischief, objection, obstacle, obstruction, obstructive, one small difficulty, outrage, poison, pollution, problem, rift, rub, shortcoming, snag, something missing, stumbling block, stumbling stone, taint, the worst, toxin, venom, vexation, vulnerable place, weak link, weak point, weakness, woe, wrong

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  • Fly in the Ointment — EP/Демо …   Википедия

  • Fly in the ointment — The English idiom That s the fly in the ointment is used to express a drawback, especially one that was not at first apparent, e.g. : Sam s lack of map reading skills turned out to be the fly in the ointment when he applied for the job. A likely… …   Wikipedia

  • Fly in the Ointment — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Fly in the Ointment EP de AFI Publicación 13 de marzo de 1995 Género(s) Hardcore punk …   Wikipedia Español

  • fly in the ointment — A fly in the ointment is something that spoils or prevents complete enjoyment of something …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • fly in the ointment — {n. phr.}, {informal} An unpleasant part of a pleasant thing; something small that spoils your fun. * /We had a lot of fun at the beach; the only fly in the ointment was George s cutting his foot on a piece of glass./ * /Your new job sounds too… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • fly in the ointment — {n. phr.}, {informal} An unpleasant part of a pleasant thing; something small that spoils your fun. * /We had a lot of fun at the beach; the only fly in the ointment was George s cutting his foot on a piece of glass./ * /Your new job sounds too… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Fly in the Ointment — Infobox Album | Name = Fly in the Ointment Type = ep Artist = AFI Released = March 31, 1995 Recorded = Genre = Hardcore punk Length = 5:25 Label = Wedge Records Producer = Reviews = Last album = Bombing the Bay (1997) This album = Fly in the… …   Wikipedia

  • fly in the ointment — noun an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑troublesomeness, ↑inconvenience, ↑worriment * * * phrasal : a detracting factor or element : an agent that spoils something that is otherwise pleasing *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • fly in the ointment —    A fly in the ointment is something that spoils or prevents complete enjoyment of something.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    A fly in the ointment refers to something that prevents a situation from being completely satisfactory.    … …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • fly\ in\ the\ ointment — n. phr. informal An unpleasant part of a pleasant thing; something small that spoils your fun. We had a lot of fun at the beach; the only fly in the ointment was George s cutting his foot on a piece of glass. Your new job sounds too good to be… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • fly in the ointment — a small thing that spoils enjoyment The problem with the music was a fly in the ointment at the party. (в обиходной речи) ложка дегтя в бочке меда (в Библии) муха в бальзаме Мертвые мухи портят и делают зловонною благовонную масть мироварника …   Idioms and examples

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