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Summary

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fly in the ointment:
- Wiktionary:
  fly in the ointment → Haar in der Suppe
- Synonyms for "fly in the ointment":
  troublesomeness; inconvenience; worriment

English

Detailed Translations for fly in the ointment from English to German

fly in the ointment: ^{(*Using Word and Sentence Splitter)}

fly: fliegen; mit das Flugzeug reisen; Fliege; fliehen; flüchten; Hosenschlitz; auflassen; steigenlassen
in: zu; in; inerhalb; dazu; an; auf; zwischen beide
the: es; das; der; die
ointment: Salbe; Balsam

fly in the ointment:

Synonyms for "fly in the ointment":

troublesomeness; inconvenience; worriment

Related Definitions for "fly in the ointment":

an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something¹

Wiktionary Translations for fly in the ointment:

fly in the ointment

noun

Something which ruins everything else
- fly in the ointment → Haar in der Suppe

Related Translations for fly in the ointment

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