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fly in the ointment
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Недостаток или несовершенство, которое отвлекает от чего-то положительного
a person or thing that ruins an otherwise positive or enjoyable situation
Idiom
Informal
Примеры
I'm looking forward to Sunday, the only fly in the ointment being the fact that I'll have to sit next to my mother-in-law.
Tony's poor English was a fly in the ointment when he applied for the job.
