FLY IN THE OINTMENT

Meaning of FLY IN THE OINTMENT in English

small problem, troublesome detail

The fly in the ointment is that a boy saw you kissing Lola.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

FLY IN THE OINTMENT — phrasal a detracting factor or element
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FLY IN THE OINTMENT — phrasal : a detracting factor or element : an agent that spoils something that is otherwise pleasing
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLY IN THE OINTMENT — fly in the soup, imperfection that appears, drawback that is not at first apparent
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FLY IN THE OINTMENT — : a detracting factor or element
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLY IN THE OINTMENT — a detracting factor or element
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FLY IN THE OINTMENT — see ointment
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLY IN THE OINTMENT — see ointment
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FLY IN THE OINTMENT — Synonyms and related words : abomination, atrocity, bad, bane, befoulment, blemish, blight, block, blockade, bottleneck, bug, catch, cordon, corruption, crack, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FLY IN THE OINTMENT — {n. phr.}, {informal} An unpleasant part of a pleasant thing; something small that spoils your fun. * /We had a …
Slang English vocab
FLY IN THE OINTMENT — {n. phr.}, {informal} An unpleasant part of a pleasant thing; something small that spoils your fun. * /We had a …
Словарь английских идиом
FLY IN THE OINTMENT — a small thing that spoils enjoyment The problem with the music was a fly in the ointment at the party.
English Idioms vocab
FLY IN THE OINTMENT — n. phr. , informal An unpleasant part of a pleasant thing; something small that spoils your fun. We had a …
American Idioms English vocabulary
FLY IN THE OINTMENT — ложка дегтя в бочке меда
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLY IN THE OINTMENT — ложка дегтя в бочке меда, волос в супе, муха в компоте
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FLY IN THE OINTMENT — ложка дегтя в бочке меда, волос в супе, муха в компоте
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FLY IN THE OINTMENT — сложности или неприятности, которые портят благоприятные обстоятельства, делая невозможным наслаждение ими в полной мере; "ложка дегтя в бочке меда"
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
FLY IN THE OINTMENT — сложности или неприятности, которые портят благоприятные обстоятельства, делая невозможным наслаждение ими в полной мере; "ложка дегтя в бочке меда"
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
FLY IN THE OINTMENT — Муха в бальзаме. Ср. Ложка дегтя в бочке меда
Английские поговорки
FLY IN THE OINTMENT — ложка дегтя в бочке меда
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OINTMENT — unguente
English interlingue dictionary
OINTMENT — noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of oynement, from Anglo-French uignement, oignement, ultimately from Latin unguentum, from unguere to anoint; akin …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FLY — I In general, almost any small flying insect. In entomology, the term refers specifically to the approximately 85,000 species of …
Английский словарь Британика
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLY
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OINTMENT — ˈȯintmənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by ointen to anoint) of oignement, oinement, from Old French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OINTMENT — (n.) That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.
Английский словарь Webster
FLY
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLY — I. ˈflī verb ( flew ˈflü ; flown ˈflōn ; fly·ing ) Etymology: Middle English flien, from Old English flēogan; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLY
Webster English vocab
FLY — [fly] vb flew ; flown ; fly.ing [ME flien, fr. OE fleogan; akin to OHG fliogan to fly and prob. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OINTMENT — ointment BrE AmE ˈɔɪnt mənt ▷ ointment|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OINTMENT — / ˈɔɪntmənt; NAmE / noun [ U , C ] a smooth substance that you rub on the skin to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLY — / flaɪ; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( flies , fly·ing , flew / fluː; NAmE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OINTMENT — oint ‧ ment /ˈɔɪntmənt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: oignement …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLY — I. fly 1 S2 W2 /flaɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense flew /fluː/, past participle flown /fləʊn $ floʊn/) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OINTMENT — n. a smooth greasy healing or cosmetic preparation for the skin. [ME oignement, ointment, f. OF oignement ult. f. L …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLY — n. (pl. flies) 1 any insect of the order Diptera with two usu. transparent wings. 2 any other winged insect, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLY — v. & n. --v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1 intr. move through the air under control, esp. with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OINTMENT — n. a smooth greasy healing or cosmetic preparation for the skin. [ ME oignement, ointment, f. OF oignement ult. f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLY — n. (pl. flies) 1 any insect of the order Diptera with two usu. transparent wings. 2 any other winged insect, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLY — v. & n. v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1 intr. move through the air under control, esp. with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OINTMENT — n. a smooth greasy healing or cosmetic preparation for the skin. Etymology: ME oignement, ointment, f. OF oignement ult. f. …
Oxford English vocab
FLY — 1. v. & n. --v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1. intr. move through the air under control, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
OINTMENT — ( ointments) 1. An ointment is a smooth thick substance that is put on sore skin or a wound to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLY — ( flies, flying, flew, flown) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OINTMENT — noun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fly in the ointment ▪ There had to be a snag, of course, a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ball flies/sails ▪ The ball flew over the goalkeeper’s head and into the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OINTMENT — [noun] [U] - a thick oily substance, usually containing medicine, which is put on the skin where it is sore …
Cambridge English vocab
OINTMENT — See: PLY IN THE OINTMENT.
Slang English vocab
OINTMENT — n. Function: noun a semisolid medicinal or cosmetic preparation for application to the skin FF1C; put ointment on the burned …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OINTMENT — noun a semisolid medicinal or cosmetic preparation for application to the skin put ointment on the burned skin Synonyms: balm, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
OINTMENT — noun … OF OINTMENT ▪ tube VERB + OINTMENT ▪ apply , put on , rub on ▪ He put some …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OINTMENT — n. unguent, balm, salve, emollient, embrocation, demulcent, pomade, pomatum, petrolatum; lotion, cream A little ointment will keep the sore moist …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OINTMENT — See: PLY IN THE OINTMENT.
Словарь английских идиом
OINTMENT — (An oily or unctuous substance, usually compounded of oil with various spices and resins and aromatics, and preserved in small …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
OINTMENT — An ointment has an oil base whereas a cream is water-soluble. (The word ointment comes from the Latin ungere meaning …
English Dictionary of Medicine
OINTMENT — сущ. мазь, притирание to apply, rub in, rub on an ointment ≈ втирать мазь skin ointment ≈ кожная мазь Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLY
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OINTMENT — ointment.ogg ʹɔıntmənt n мазь, притирание
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FLY
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OINTMENT — парфюм. мазь; помада; протирание - petrolatum ointment - soft petroleum ointment
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FLY — 1) полёт || летать; выполнять полёт; пилотировать 2) трелевать (транспортировать) ( брёвна ) канатной установкой 3) маховик, маховое колесо 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
OINTMENT — парфюм. мазь; помада; протирание - petrolatum ointment - soft petroleum ointment
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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