Wiktionary
n. (context idiomatic English) Something which ruins or spoils everything else; a nuisance or problem; an unpleasant or disagreeable detail.
WordNet
n. an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something
Wikipedia
Fly in the Ointment is an early EP released by AFI. Tracks 1-3 were re-recorded for Very Proud of Ya, and "Open Your Eyes" is the same as the version on the re-release of Answer That and Stay Fashionable but features different vocal tracks and a different mix. It was released on the 31 March 1995 on Wedge Records. The 1st pressing was on pale-green glow in the dark vinyl (and is probably the most sought after edition due to this treatment), the 2nd pressing was on translucent yellow vinyl and the 3rd pressing was on black vinyl.
Fly in the Ointment may refer to:
- Fly in the ointment, an English-language idiomatic expression
- Fly in the Ointment (EP), a 1995 EP by AFI
- The Fly in the Ointment, a book by Alice Thomas Ellis
- The Fly in the Ointment: 70 Fascinating Commentaries on the Science of Everyday Life, a book by Joseph A. Schwarcz
Usage examples of "fly in the ointment".
The fly in the ointment was Joe, whose suspicions of me had become thoroughly roused.
For Sarah, the only fly in the ointment was that she seemed to be coming down with a slight cold.
He could hardly believe itthere had to be a fly in the ointment somewhere, and he thought of one immediately.
Scarlett saw Melanie standing by her and, with a surge of dislike, she realized that the fly in the ointment of Atlanta would be this slight little person in black mourning dress, her riotous dark curls subdued to matronly smoothness and a loving smile of welcome and happiness on her heart-shaped face.
The only fly in the ointment was that his own son, Michael Corleone, refused to be helped, insisted on volunteering to serve his own country.
There had to be a fly in the ointment somewhere, and he waited for it.