Home • F • A fly in the ointment

A fly in the ointment

A small thing that spoils one’s enjoyment of something.

The problem with the music was a fly in the ointment during the wedding ceremony.

Related Idioms

United we stand, divided we fall

Unity is strength. As long as we stick together we shall be safe. If we begin to quarrel among... Read more →

A man is as old as he feels, and a woman is as old as she looks

As long as a man feels well and strong ti does not matter how old he looks. With a woman, however,... Read more →