fly in the ointment

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

Haken bei der Sache

Synonyme

flaw in the crystal

Übersetzungen

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈflaɪ ɪn ði ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/
Etymologie (Englisch)

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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