fly in the ointment
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There is a fly in the ointment of these historical averages, however — a big one.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
"The big fly in the ointment is sewage coming into the canal," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The only fly in the ointment might be what executives say about the rest of this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
But there is still one fly in the ointment: researchers have not yet succeeded in reproducing all the crucial details of the observations in model calculations.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 2024
The fly in the ointment was that there was too much work for Jet and not enough for me.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
