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Fly In The Ointment

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Noun

1. fly in the ointment

an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fly In The Ointment

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informal
a slight flaw that detracts from value, completeness, or enjoyment

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Fly In The Ointment

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anything, esp. a little thing, that reduces or destroys the value or usefulness of something else

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Fly In The Ointment

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n. pl. flies
1.
a. Any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, especially any of the family Muscidae, which includes the housefly.
b. Any of various other flying insects, such as a caddisfly.
2. A fishing lure simulating something a fish eats, such as a mayfly or a minnow, made by attaching materials such as feathers, tinsel, and colored thread to a fishhook.

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