Fly in the ointment meaning - Fly in the ointment Definition & Meaning
A/the fly in the ointment
Hereof, what does the idiom fly off the handle mean? It is an allusion to the first verse of the Book of Ecclesiastes, 10: King James Version 1611 : Dead flies cause the oyntment of the Apothecary to send forth a stinking sauour: so doeth a little folly, him that is in reputation for wisedome and honour.
In English, the phrase fly in the ointment is an idiomatic expression for a drawback, especially one that was not at first apparent, e.
A/the fly in the ointment
A drawback or detrimental factor.
A drawback or detrimental factor.
For example, The new library is wonderful but there's a fly in the ointment: their catalog isn't complete yet.
A fly in the ointment is a small but irritating flaw that spoils the whole.
And in the New International Version, the verse is: As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honour.
What harm do they do? With groupings already created in Greater Manchester, Greater Liverpool, South Yorkshire, and with the North East expected to get on board, the West Midlands needs to unite - and quickly.
It was a Saying of Luther, That after his Death the Doctrine of Iustification would be corrupted.
Description: Iustification by Christ is a Spring of the Water of Life, and to have the Poison of corrupt Doctrine cast into this Spring, is damnable.
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- fly in the ointment | American Dictionary fly in the ointment something that spoils a situation that could have been pleasant: The party was great – the only fly in the ointment was that my grumpy uncle was there. (Definition of fly in the ointment from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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- What's the meaning of the phrase 'A fly in the ointment'? A fly in the ointment is a small but irritating flaw that spoils the whole. In the 20th century the expression has also come to be used to describe a small flaw that comes to light to spoil an otherwise faultless plan. What's the origin of the phrase 'A fly in the ointment'?
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- For four centuries, a fly in the ointment has meant a small defect that spoils something valuable or is a source of annoyance. The modern version thus suggests that something unpleasant may come or has come to light in a proposition or condition that is almost too pleasing; that there is something wrong hidden, unexpected somewhere. Sources
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- 1. ( intr) (of birds, aircraft, etc) to move through the air in a controlled manner using aerodynamic forces 2. (Aeronautics) to travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft 3. (Aeronautics) to operate (an aircraft or spacecraft)
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- A fly in the ointment definition: If you describe someone or something as a fly in the ointment , you think they spoil a . | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
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