0 a single thing or person that is spoiling a situation that could have been very positive or enjoyable:
1 something that spoils a situation that could have been pleasant:
There is, however, a fly in the ointment.
There is a fly in the ointment, however.
Paragraph (c) is the fly in the ointment.
The filling up of this form is the one fly in the ointment at the moment because it takes too long.
From my point of view there was a fly in the ointment.
There is, however, one fly in the ointment here.
However, there is a major fly in the ointment, for though there are many conscientious developers there are undoubtedly cowboys jumping on to the bandwagon.
The only fly in the ointment is the decision by a majority in committee to call for additional anti-discrimination regulations.
