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- Fly_in_the_ointment abstract "In English, the phrase fly in the ointment is an idiomatic expression for a drawback, especially one that was not at first apparent, e.g. We had a cookstove, beans, and plates; the fly in the ointment was the lack of a can opener.The likely source is a phrase in the King James Bible:Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour. (Ecclesiastes 10:1)For five 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. This idiom has been used in the title of some books: The Fly in the Ointment: 70 Fascinating Commentaries on the Science of Everyday Life by Joseph A. Schwarcz and The Fly in the Ointment by Alice Thomas Ellis.".
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- Fly_in_the_ointment subject Category:Biblical_phrases.
- Fly_in_the_ointment subject Category:Ecclesiastes.
- Fly_in_the_ointment subject Category:English_phrases.
- Fly_in_the_ointment subject Category:Proverbs.
- Fly_in_the_ointment comment "In English, the phrase fly in the ointment is an idiomatic expression for a drawback, especially one that was not at first apparent, e.g. We had a cookstove, beans, and plates; the fly in the ointment was the lack of a can opener.The likely source is a phrase in the King James Bible:Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour.".
- Fly_in_the_ointment label "Fly in the ointment".
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