fly in the ointment

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈflaɪ ɪn ði ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/    美 /ˈflaɪ ən ði ˈɔɪn(t)m(ə)nt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. idiomatic
    — And yet, in truth, he was not then a child of God. His pride and uncharitableness, were flies in the ointment.

词形变化

flies in the ointment plural

词源

A reference to Ecclesiastes 10:1 in the Bible (King James Version; spelling modernized): “Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doeth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.”
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