Betydelse av fly in the ointment på svenska

• 0 a single thing or person that is spoiling a situation that could have been very positive or enjoyable:

  • 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.

• 1 something that spoils a situation that could have been pleasant:

  • The party was great – the only fly in the ointment was that my grumpy uncle was there.