英语词汇“fly in the ointment”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

The fly in the ointment was that there was too much work for Jet and not enough for me. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The author and professional fly in the ointment of religion had faint praise for Islam in August, when he dryly noted the religion’s poor showing in the Nobels. 2013: The worst tweets of the year 2013-12-27T15:30:00Z

Well, there was one fly in the ointment. In Transit Blog: Crossing the Finish Line 2011-10-24T18:48:16Z

There is only one fly in the ointment, however. Tony Hall: Reaction to new BBC DG 2012-11-22T15:30:49Z

Hutcherson just signed on to star in the "Journey" sequel, and that movie could prove a fly in the ointment if the actor's schedule collides with "Spider-Man." Meet the men who could play Spider-Man 2010-05-27T05:07:00Z

There are flies in the ointment right now who are irritated by Rose McGowan. Rose McGowan's attack on Natalie Portman was a welcome cuff in an age of cuddles 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z

Olwyn Hughes, as I see it, I'm afraid is the fly in the ointment. Interview: Elizabeth Sigmund, dedicatee of The Bell Jar – Reading group 2013-01-18T17:16:43Z

Eva is the Bummer Wife, the unhappy female fly in the ointment. Review: In ‘Breath,’ Tasty Waves and Gnomic Truths 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

A simple tale about a couple of well-meaning campers, determined to have a nice time in the country but thwarted by that classic fly in the ointment: “other people”. The 50 funniest films… chosen by comedians 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z

Netanyahu, who has often used the U.N. podium to warn against Iran, described his country's arch-foe as the "fly in the ointment" that would try to wreck a deal with Saudi Arabia. Israel on cusp of region-reshaping peace with Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu says 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z

"The drop in inflation in the U.S. is encouraging, although the fly in the ointment is that this drop is largely coming from energy and goods prices," the report said. Asia shares slip ahead of expected weak China economic data 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z

“To me, the fly in the ointment is Greg Norman,” Krotee said. Perspective | Moral failings are in golf’s DNA. LIV is only the latest example. 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z

The fly in the ointment is inflation estimated at 5.6 percent for the year — the highest in 40 years — which is suppressing disposable income. Opinion | This is the worst economy we never had 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z

"We still haven't figured out whether this is a spanner in the works or a fly in the ointment," Association of Asia Pacific Airlines Director General Subhas Menon said of Omicron. Asia airlines hope Omicron setback will be short-lived 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z

Some of you may have cleverly noticed the fly in the ointment. L.A.’s port could have been in Santa Monica. Here’s how San Pedro won out 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z

I was so excited and so thirsty — I’m the new fly in the ointment. Issa Rae’s final season of 'Insecure': What the showrunner will tell about the revolutionary series 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z

HBO Max is bringing the “Friends” gang back together this month, but there is an apparently unwelcome fly in the ointment: James Corden. 'Friends' fans hate James Corden as reunion-show host: 'I’m genuinely so baffled' 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z

“The Trump interference issue puts a major fly in the ointment for the D.O.D.,” said Daniel Ives, the managing director of equity research at Wedbush Securities. Court Could Consider Whether Trump Interfered in Cloud Computing Contract 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z

"From what we see now it looks more like a fly in the ointment that is still good for using." Asia airlines hope Omicron setback will be short-lived 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z

The flies in the ointment are certainly Parasite and Joker. How to win (and probably lose) some money betting on the 2020 Oscars - Golf Digest 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z

Yet there is a fruit fly in the ointment. How science has shifted our sense of identity 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z

Trump, who has said he wants to avoid war and negotiate with Iran over its nuclear ambitions, cast the shootdown as “a new wrinkle … a new fly in the ointment.” US prepped for strikes on Iran before approval was withdrawn 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z

“This is a new fly in the ointment — what happened, shooting down the drone — and this country will not stand for it.” Trump ordered an attack on Iran, but called off the operation at the last minute 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z

The president called the episode “a new fly in the ointment” in long-running tensions with Tehran. Iran attack on U.S. drone creates ‘defining moment’ for Donald Trump 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z

Instead of staying that Iran had gone too far, he dismissed the attack as “a new wrinkle, a new fly in the ointment.” Trump calls Iranian shootdown of Navy drone a ‘fly in the ointment.’ Say what? 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z

News outlets are covering the 2020 campaign every day; a fly in the ointment would be an irresistible story line. Opinion | D.C. should have the nation’s first primary 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z

A further fly in the ointment is the ATP Cup — a team event to be launched in Australia next January — although the proof of the pudding will be how the Madrid showpiece is received. All roads lead to Madrid as new Davis Cup era dawns 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z

Serkis warmly welcomed Mowgli's move, acknowledging that the release of the other Jungle Book remake had been the only fly in the ointment while making the film. Is there room for two Mowglis in the Hollywood jungle? 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z

The fly in the ointment is human behaviour. Managing expectations of artificial intelligence 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z

But there's a potential fly in the ointment. Would you splash out on a new phone to get VR on the go? 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z

That may be the fly in the ointment for those hoping Swift could help Democrats at a statewide or national level. The Taylor Swift effect: can celebrity endorsements influence politics? 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z

“I want him to be a fly in the ointment,” Mr. Cullen said. Jeff Flake calls for ending ‘destructive partisan tribalism’ in New Hampshire 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z

It's also worth remembering that there is one other large fly in the ointment here - the whole border debate isn't just about customs and tariffs. Reality Check: The government's customs options 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z

South Africa’s Hatherly continues to be the fly in the ointment on a New Zealand 1-2-3, he’s lurking with intent with the medallists from Glasgow appear to be more concerned with marking each others’ attacks. Commonwealth Games 2018 day eight: beach volleyball, gymnastics and more – live! 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z

But there is a fly in the ointment. State rolls out OregonSaves retirement program 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z

That fly in the ointment, so to speak, is the basic fact that more elaborate, more encompassing and more complicated systems are an example of social evolution. Xi Jinping Thought Explained: A New Ideology for a New Era 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z

I was the fly in the ointment, the trouble in Paradise, that first impossible rabbit that caused all the hassle in Australia. Opinion | There’s No Place Like This Rent-Stabilized Home 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z

The only fly in the ointment is it's been tried before in London and it was a commercial flop, according to the Independent's travel editor, Simon Calder. What would make your flight more fun? - BBC News 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z

There are possible flies in the ointment, however: there is a lot of road still to be covered and many, many opportunities for things to go wrong for the race leader and his team. Tour de France week one: crashes, controversy and a stage for the ages | William Fotheringham 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z

But Kevin Ring, the president of Families Against Mandatory Minimums, said: “That’s the only fly in the ointment. It’s a bit of a throwback.” States Trim Penalties and Prison Rolls, Even as Sessions Gets Tough 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

At an unrelated event on Sunday in New York, Mr. Schumer said discussions were “going quite well,” calling Mr. Trump’s demands “the only fly in the ointment.” Five Key Questions as a Government Shutdown Looms 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z

"The only fly in the ointment is that the president is being a little heavy handed, and mixing in and asking for things such as the wall," Schumer told reporters. Trump pressures Democrats on Obamacare to get border wall deal 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z

There’s just one potential fly in the ointment. Longtime nightclub survives changes in music, customers 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z

The biggest fly in the ointment, according to David Cogman, a principal focusing on China at consulting firm McKinsey & Co, is the lofty valuations for Chinese assets. Inbound China M&A takes flight on consumer promise 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z

To BIDs, vendors like Khatlan are flies in the ointment of the sleek corporate neighborhoods they hope to build. Inside the impossible life of a New York street vendor 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z

The fly in the ointment, analysts say, is the estimates will be highly subjective. Subjective U.S. bank forecasts to figure in loan loss reserves 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z

The fly in the ointment for this vision of a unified transport intelligence, however, is that it presupposes common data standards - all moving things accessing and understanding every piece of useful information. Can the 'internet of moving things' end traffic jams? - BBC News 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z

As long as you are truthful in your application, then, you’re not the fly in the ointment. Must Suspicions About Personal Health Be Shared With an Insurer? 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z

The only fly in the ointment was inflation, which dipped back into negative territory at an estimated minus 0.2% in April. What Slump? How Eurozone Growth is Bucking the Global Trend 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

“Rice is the fly in the ointment,” said a person familiar with the internal debate. U.S. split deepens over Putin's intentions in Syria civil war 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z

"It’s a good report, but the wages are the fly in the ointment," he said. Five takeaways from February's surprising jobs report 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z

The fly in the ointment for The Revenant is that Mr Inarritu also directed Birdman, so some judges may feel it fairer to give the prize to another director's film this year. Can we predict Oscar winners using data analytics alone? - BBC News 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

The fly in the ointment is for companies in the business of selling imported goods or making goods that face import competition. Inflation Is Now at the Fed’s Service 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z

The only real fly in the ointment was an incident when he was accused of discriminating against a WNO violinist, who claimed he was fired in 1996 because he was Jewish. Heinz Fricke, East German conductor who transformed WNO orchestra, dies at 88 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z

If there is any fly in the ointment, it’s that Mr. Santiago, who faces a minimum of five years and up to 45 years in prison, wasn’t immediately fired. Prince George’s County gets it right on a case of police mistreatment 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z

But, as ever, there are several flies in the ointment for Apple. Samsung finally agrees to pay Apple $548 million, with a few caveats 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z

The big fly in the ointment of this obviously imminent decision to announce a new USC coach the week before Christmas is this: Clay Helton's coaching hopes take hit but a Pac-12 title might be salvation 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z

But there was a fly in the ointment of a harmonized system – the Dublin Rule – which held that generally the country of first arrival would be responsible for examining asylum claims. Europe's migrant crisis is getting worse. Here's how to fix it. 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z

But the fly in the ointment here is that both wads of cash need to be authorised by the eurogroup unanimously, meaning that a single country could veto the whole show. Greek debt crisis: Alexis Tsipras makes his case at eurozone summit - live updates 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z

That timing could be a fly in the ointment in Clinton’s otherwise meticulously crafted campaign roll out planned for the next six days. House trade vote puts Hillary Clinton in a bind 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

Richards walked four, "the only fly in the ointment," Scioscia said. Angels' Garrett Richards is progressing as he thought he would 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z

Ferrari are not quite there on absolute pace yet, but they are close enough to be a fly in the ointment. How Rosberg can overtake Hamilton 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

Wadood, whether it was individual drills or team drills, kept popping up to be the fly in the ointment. UCLA's Nate Starks has a good chance to get in running back rotation 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z

The one slight fly in the ointment of their plans being that they’ve got to win the election first. Welsh Labour Wants To End Right To Buy For Social Housing 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

The only slight fly in the ointment for Rosberg was that Hamilton was again demonstrably the faster of the two drivers in the race. 'Ruthless' Rosberg sets up F1 climax 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z

The most notable fly in the ointment for the GOP and the deus ex machina for the Democrats is the vaunted voter identification and turnout operation that the Democrats are known for. For Democrats It's Either Turnout or Burnout 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z

Compared to servers and storage, legacy networking has become the fly in the ointment. The Open Networking Challenge 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

Another "fly in the ointment," according to Nickelsburg: weakness in the world economy. California economy will keep plodding through '16, UCLA forecast says 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

Her instinct might be to see the fly in the ointment, the crack in the teacup, the little details that make the ordinary strange. The Genius Next Door 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z

The slight fly in the ointment is the fact that EMC acquired cloud file sharing and collaboration vendor Syncplicity a few years ago. Egnyte Chases The Legacy Customers, Hooks In EMC Storage 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z

One fly in the ointment is that Asian golf is split into two competing tours. Asian Tour golf looks for Open upswing 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z

There was, however, one slightly unsettling fly in the ointment. Will Google's self-driving pods spell the end of the road for car ownership? 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z

But the fly in the ointment for those fearing they are about to be fingered is that the amnesty does not apply if the investigation was already under way - hence Uli Hoeness's difficulty. Germany's Mr Football in the dock 2014-03-10T12:43:22Z

"Optimism is high and an increase on contract hires is an early indicator of recovery in the City jobs market - but there is a fly in the ointment," Cameron added. London finance jobs lag wider recovery: study 2013-11-04T00:38:58Z

Back in the US, there are a couple of flies in the ointment - the refusal of New York state to sanction the sport, and allegations by some fighters that they are not fairly paid. UFC fights for growing UK fan base 2013-10-23T23:11:52Z

Now, the fly in the ointment here is Apple. Smart Phones May Hold Retail's Golden Marketing Chip 2013-09-30T16:27:00Z

He was not the only fly in the ointment. Fracking debate draws Yoko, Lennon and Sarandon to rural battlegrounds 2013-01-18T20:35:00Z

The fly in the ointment is that I haven't actually seen an Inspiron One 23, and a review in PC Pro magazine marked it down heavily for the quality of the screen. Wanted: an all-in-one PC to run Windows 8 2012-11-08T18:07:19Z

The only fly in the ointment is that some analysts were projecting around 10 million iPhone 5 sales in this period. Don't Get Excited About Apple Falling Short Of iPhone 5 Sales Forecasts 2012-09-24T15:31:29Z

The market picture aside, there’s another potential fly in the ointment: What if this newest iPhone doesn’t live up to expectations? New iPhone: What could go wrong for Apple today 2012-09-12T15:50:37Z

Sure, there are some flies in the ointment. Microsoft once ruled the world. So what went wrong? 2012-08-18T23:04:09Z

If there was one fly in the ointment it was a ticketing policy that sometimes appeared to be made up on the hoof. Olympics 2012: from tiptop venues to friendly volunteers – where did it all go right? 2012-08-12T17:01:23Z

The only "fly in the ointment", as far as Lieutenant-Commander Crosthwaite was concerned, was the anticipated fact that the Calder would have to dance attendance upon the trawlers for an indefinite period. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z

Jargon is the fly in the ointment of every critic. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z

On Christmas Day there may have been some slight disappointment, some fly in the ointment, or, worse still, in the punch. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z

But there was a fly in the ointment, I found. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z

When he found a rapture he always found something the matter with it; there was a worm in the apple, a slug in the salad, a fly in the ointment, a flaw in the diamond. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z

The fly in the ointment was that he saw less of his uncle than formerly. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z

“The one fly in the ointment is a slight change in guidance for margins.” Nestle Says 2011 Sales Will Beat Goal on Nescafe Pricing 2011-10-20T09:56:11Z

The only fly in the ointment of the evening’s enjoyment occurred when Kewpie mischievously introduced them to Mrs. Pennington, the wife of the Greek and Latin instructor, and sneaked away. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z

Except this time there’s a new fly in the ointment. More Facebook Lessons: How Filters Can Bite You in the Banana 2011-08-19T21:52:07Z

And the complete at-homeyness—except for that one fly in the ointment, the extra twin bed—of our modern guest chamber makes the guest ghost-proof. The Comforts of Home 2011-08-11T02:00:13.980Z

“The big fly in the ointment right now is Arizona,” said Phyllis Woods, the national committeewoman for New Hampshire. Arizona and Florida GOP could have lost VIP passes, desirable hotels for pushing schedule 2011-08-05T16:06:39Z

There is always something amiss—something we should like to get rid of—a fly in the ointment,’ as Solomon says. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z

Every one seemed to be having a good time, and the only fly in the ointment of the committee was the likelihood 158 that the refreshments would be exhausted far too soon. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z

Absalom, the bully, the one-time bane of my existence, the fly in the ointment, riding down the road with his arm around my neck, and me standing up for him against the world! The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work 2011-06-23T02:00:25.403Z

The fly in the ointment in today's report was weak wage inflation, which means it is still probable that the Fed goes later relative to current market expectations. Dealers don't see inflation, jobs forcing 2011 rate rise: Reuters poll 2011-04-01T23:46:33Z

“One potential fly in the ointment, is that in 1995, although seriously challenged, Japan’s fiscal situation was not in such a parlous state as it is today.” Japan Faces ‘Another Leg Down’ in Its Fiscal Health After Quake 2011-03-12T10:59:43Z

Now, there are a few flies in the ointment. State of the Art: New Sony Camera Rises to a New Level 2010-09-22T22:06:00Z

But occasionally, "you get a fly in the ointment," he said. U.S. to Sell Fighter Jets to Saudis 2010-08-08T23:46:00Z

Mr. Paul, who often weaves quotations from Jefferson and other founding fathers into his speeches, said he would not intentionally be “a fly in the ointment” if he joined Republicans in the Senate. Kentucky Senate Primary Is Vital Test for Tea Party 2010-05-17T03:47:00Z

The only foreseeable fly in the ointment, they say, is the U.S. government's inclusion of Cuba in countries where U.S.-bound passengers must undergo extra screening, which Cuba has protested. Cuban Americans filling planes to homeland 2010-03-24T17:35:00Z

There is but one fly in the ointment of Madeira comfort—the beggars. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise

The only fly in the ointment was the thought that, after all, the sudden popularity was his only as a clever quarter-back, that, for the rest, he was still, to the fellows, the tale-bearer. The Crimson Sweater

I have discovered the fly in the ointment. Jacob's Ladder

Illy I didn't feel at all easy about, but I told myself there always has to be a fly in the ointment—a darn big one this time, and furry. The Big Time

The fly in the ointment was of course that his best authenticated cases could not stand any careful criticism. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718

Yet there was a fly in the ointment. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)

Now what in the wide world do you mean by saying that, I’d like to know, Josh; you’re always trying to drop a fly in the ointment, seems to me. The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line Or, With the Allies in France

The only fly in the ointment was the cloudy condition of the sky. The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out

But the fly in the ointment is that it calls for five new production units. The Thirst Quenchers

The one fly in the ointment at this juncture was the author’s unmannerly attitude towards publishers who issued books at the writer’s expense. An Ocean Tramp

As Aurora, leaning over the balustrade and letting her eyes rest on the garden, thought of their assured and perfect happiness, she remembered a gross fly in the ointment. Aurora the Magnificent

But there was a fly in the ointment of Martin's content. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story

The fly in the ointment is that most modern people do not know how to handle and to appreciate food. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome

But the fly in the ointment is how to make Speed believe that he's really not going to play. Interference and Other Football Stories

But the real fly in the ointment soon began to make itself visible. Herbert Hoover The Man and His Work

The only fly in the ointment is that an exam. is due for me in a week's time or so—as you know, impending exams. fill me with terror. War Letters of a Public-School Boy

So this was George Goring, the plague of his political party, the fly in the ointment of a respectable Marquis and his distinguished daughter. The Invader A Novel

The only fly in the ointment of life is that we don’t know what it is all about, and probably never will know. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome

Over the position the exultant troops poured, the one fly in the ointment being the fact that their rush had met with no resistance. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force

And in that last clause lay the possible fly in the ointment. Antony Gray,—Gardener

“What’s that?” asked Cameron sharply as if he had discovered the fly in the ointment for which he had all along been suspicious. The Search

The only fly in the ointment of my success is the utter indifference of Jessimina to my aforesaid triumphs. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A.

To be sure there was always a fly in the ointment. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922

But at the end there was a paragraph which startled him—always the fly in the ointment—that gave rise to a vague uneasiness he could not immediately shake off. The Man from the Bitter Roots

Could any solution be more satisfactory, but there was a fly in the ointment. Men of Affairs

For, you see, this poppycock,—I beg your pardon,—this poppychology is but a flash in the pan, a rift in the lute, a fly in the ointment. Patty Blossom

He isolated the inevitable fly in the ointment, and in this particular ointment the fly happened to be Bewsher's lack of money and the education the girl had received. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story

They are as barnacles on a fast-moving ship, flies in the ointment of circus management. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story

"A fly in the ointment, after all?" asked Lady Elizabeth, smiling so that one knew there was none in hers. Ambrotox and Limping Dick

But the more discontented sought the fly in the ointment of the content of their hosts. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2

Of course it was just a fly in the ointment that his own agency in the matter could never be known. By What Authority?

The only fly in the ointment was that the "stuff they did their dressings with" was of a fiercer nature and hurt more than the previous ones. "Contemptible", by "Casualty"

Percy's secret, which had been felt as a continual burden, seemed to sink into comparative obscurity, and the worry of school work and the dread of Miss Huntley's sarcasm were mere flies in the ointment. The Luckiest Girl in the School

This was the first fly in the ointment, the first break in the most cordial of relationships between me and the church. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine

There was one fly in the ointment for them. The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists The Pioneers of Manitoba

So there was a fly in the ointment, after all! The Bad Man

That is the fly in the ointment, your Honor. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India

And my mind went back to those happy days at Eos ... happy despite the fly in the ointment.... Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative

The fly in the ointment of the apothecary was a baby to you. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 10, 1892

And yet you made an effort to go! and you feel she ought to be pleased with you—do not spoil it by that fly in the ointment of being late. Stray Thoughts for Girls

In reality we have our flies in the ointment—nay, our shirt-buttons in the soup. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, January 17, 1917

But even while these words are being written, there is one large fly in the ointment. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation

The fly in the ointment of our satisfaction, and the one remaining obstacle to our possession of the treasure, was the presence of the two pirates in our midst. Spanish Doubloons

There truly was the fly in the ointment, the abiding smirch on the otherwise radiant surface—as she now hailed it—of this strangely moving fraternal relation. Deadham Hard

The fly in the ointment of her social happiness—and unfortunately it happened to be an extremely gaudy butterfly indeed—was her next-door neighbor, Mrs. Rutherford Wells, who obstinately refused to recognize her existence. By Advice of Counsel

The only fly in the ointment of my peaceful days was Mrs. Cavendish's extraordinary, and, for my part, unaccountable preference for the society of Dr. Bauerstein. The Mysterious Affair at Styles

One fly in the ointment is—spring shooting; which for ducks, geese and brant continues from September 1 to April 20. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation

Yet there was a fly in the ointment. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa

I was thinking, for I knew what the "fly in the ointment" was. Laddie; a true blue story

This day he learned something, and that he did not lose his life in the learning of it, was a matter of great surprise to Tarzan, and the fly in the ointment, to Tublat. Jungle Tales of Tarzan

This strange challenge from the older Larrimer was the fly in the ointment. Black Jack

The one fly in the ointment of his triumph was the cold reception given him by the religious settlement at Tabor, Iowa. The Man in Gray

There is always a fly in the ointment of their pleasure, something that robs them of true happiness; or, possibly, combinations of circumstances conspire to upset all their plans. Within You is the Power

But there is always a fly in the ointment, a caterpillar in the salad. The Clicking of Cuthbert

There was just one fly in the ointment. Lady Mary Wortley Montague Her Life and Letters (1689-1762)

But it was not long before there was a fly in the ointment. The Camp Fire Girls Go Motoring Or, Along the Road That Leads the Way

There's a fly in the ointment, even if I cannot see it. Cappy Ricks Retires

There was an annoying fly in the ointment, however. Green Fancy

But there is a fly in the ointment, Why has Figaro been so busily measuring the room? A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music

There was the usual "dark side" to this otherwise charming and profitable stranger, the usual mystery, the usual fly in the ointment. South Wind

The old king's mind is poisoned against his noble son by the whisperings of a malignant and envious minister—a snake in the grass—a fly in the ointment of Prince Ahmad's beatitude! The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13

There was only one fly in the ointment, so far as some of the politicians were concerned, and that was that if Cowperwood were convicted, Stener must needs be also. The Financier, a novel

The fly in the ointment, however, was the accusation Tarzan had made against this woman. Tarzan the Untamed

单词	fly in the ointment
例句	fly in the ointment The fly in the ointment was that there was too much work for Jet and not enough for me. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The author and professional fly in the ointment of religion had faint praise for Islam in August, when he dryly noted the religion’s poor showing in the Nobels. 2013: The worst tweets of the year 2013-12-27T15:30:00Z Well, there was one fly in the ointment. In Transit Blog: Crossing the Finish Line 2011-10-24T18:48:16Z There is only one fly in the ointment, however. Tony Hall: Reaction to new BBC DG 2012-11-22T15:30:49Z Hutcherson just signed on to star in the "Journey" sequel, and that movie could prove a fly in the ointment if the actor's schedule collides with "Spider-Man." Meet the men who could play Spider-Man 2010-05-27T05:07:00Z There are flies in the ointment right now who are irritated by Rose McGowan. Rose McGowan's attack on Natalie Portman was a welcome cuff in an age of cuddles 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Olwyn Hughes, as I see it, I'm afraid is the fly in the ointment. Interview: Elizabeth Sigmund, dedicatee of The Bell Jar – Reading group 2013-01-18T17:16:43Z Eva is the Bummer Wife, the unhappy female fly in the ointment. Review: In ‘Breath,’ Tasty Waves and Gnomic Truths 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z A simple tale about a couple of well-meaning campers, determined to have a nice time in the country but thwarted by that classic fly in the ointment: “other people”. The 50 funniest films… chosen by comedians 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Netanyahu, who has often used the U.N. podium to warn against Iran, described his country's arch-foe as the "fly in the ointment" that would try to wreck a deal with Saudi Arabia. Israel on cusp of region-reshaping peace with Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu says 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z "The drop in inflation in the U.S. is encouraging, although the fly in the ointment is that this drop is largely coming from energy and goods prices," the report said. Asia shares slip ahead of expected weak China economic data 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z “To me, the fly in the ointment is Greg Norman,” Krotee said. Perspective \| Moral failings are in golf’s DNA. LIV is only the latest example. 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z The fly in the ointment is inflation estimated at 5.6 percent for the year — the highest in 40 years — which is suppressing disposable income. Opinion \| This is the worst economy we never had 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z "We still haven't figured out whether this is a spanner in the works or a fly in the ointment," Association of Asia Pacific Airlines Director General Subhas Menon said of Omicron. Asia airlines hope Omicron setback will be short-lived 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Some of you may have cleverly noticed the fly in the ointment. L.A.’s port could have been in Santa Monica. Here’s how San Pedro won out 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z I was so excited and so thirsty — I’m the new fly in the ointment. Issa Rae’s final season of 'Insecure': What the showrunner will tell about the revolutionary series 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z HBO Max is bringing the “Friends” gang back together this month, but there is an apparently unwelcome fly in the ointment: James Corden. 'Friends' fans hate James Corden as reunion-show host: 'I’m genuinely so baffled' 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z “The Trump interference issue puts a major fly in the ointment for the D.O.D.,” said Daniel Ives, the managing director of equity research at Wedbush Securities. Court Could Consider Whether Trump Interfered in Cloud Computing Contract 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z "From what we see now it looks more like a fly in the ointment that is still good for using." Asia airlines hope Omicron setback will be short-lived 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z The flies in the ointment are certainly Parasite and Joker. How to win (and probably lose) some money betting on the 2020 Oscars - Golf Digest 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Yet there is a fruit fly in the ointment. How science has shifted our sense of identity 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Trump, who has said he wants to avoid war and negotiate with Iran over its nuclear ambitions, cast the shootdown as “a new wrinkle … a new fly in the ointment.” US prepped for strikes on Iran before approval was withdrawn 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Trump, who has said he wants to avoid war and negotiate with Iran over its nuclear ambitions, cast the shootdown as “a new wrinkle … a new fly in the ointment.” US prepped for strikes on Iran before approval was withdrawn 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z “This is a new fly in the ointment — what happened, shooting down the drone — and this country will not stand for it.” Trump ordered an attack on Iran, but called off the operation at the last minute 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z The president called the episode “a new fly in the ointment” in long-running tensions with Tehran. Iran attack on U.S. drone creates ‘defining moment’ for Donald Trump 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Instead of staying that Iran had gone too far, he dismissed the attack as “a new wrinkle, a new fly in the ointment.” Trump calls Iranian shootdown of Navy drone a ‘fly in the ointment.’ Say what? 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z News outlets are covering the 2020 campaign every day; a fly in the ointment would be an irresistible story line. Opinion \| D.C. should have the nation’s first primary 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z A further fly in the ointment is the ATP Cup — a team event to be launched in Australia next January — although the proof of the pudding will be how the Madrid showpiece is received. All roads lead to Madrid as new Davis Cup era dawns 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Serkis warmly welcomed Mowgli's move, acknowledging that the release of the other Jungle Book remake had been the only fly in the ointment while making the film. Is there room for two Mowglis in the Hollywood jungle? 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z The fly in the ointment is human behaviour. Managing expectations of artificial intelligence 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z But there's a potential fly in the ointment. Would you splash out on a new phone to get VR on the go? 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z That may be the fly in the ointment for those hoping Swift could help Democrats at a statewide or national level. The Taylor Swift effect: can celebrity endorsements influence politics? 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z “I want him to be a fly in the ointment,” Mr. Cullen said. Jeff Flake calls for ending ‘destructive partisan tribalism’ in New Hampshire 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z It's also worth remembering that there is one other large fly in the ointment here - the whole border debate isn't just about customs and tariffs. Reality Check: The government's customs options 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z South Africa’s Hatherly continues to be the fly in the ointment on a New Zealand 1-2-3, he’s lurking with intent with the medallists from Glasgow appear to be more concerned with marking each others’ attacks. Commonwealth Games 2018 day eight: beach volleyball, gymnastics and more – live! 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z But there is a fly in the ointment. State rolls out OregonSaves retirement program 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z That fly in the ointment, so to speak, is the basic fact that more elaborate, more encompassing and more complicated systems are an example of social evolution. Xi Jinping Thought Explained: A New Ideology for a New Era 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z I was the fly in the ointment, the trouble in Paradise, that first impossible rabbit that caused all the hassle in Australia. Opinion \| There’s No Place Like This Rent-Stabilized Home 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z The only fly in the ointment is it's been tried before in London and it was a commercial flop, according to the Independent's travel editor, Simon Calder. What would make your flight more fun? - BBC News 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z There are possible flies in the ointment, however: there is a lot of road still to be covered and many, many opportunities for things to go wrong for the race leader and his team. Tour de France week one: crashes, controversy and a stage for the ages \| William Fotheringham 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z But Kevin Ring, the president of Families Against Mandatory Minimums, said: “That’s the only fly in the ointment. It’s a bit of a throwback.” States Trim Penalties and Prison Rolls, Even as Sessions Gets Tough 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z At an unrelated event on Sunday in New York, Mr. Schumer said discussions were “going quite well,” calling Mr. Trump’s demands “the only fly in the ointment.” Five Key Questions as a Government Shutdown Looms 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z "The only fly in the ointment is that the president is being a little heavy handed, and mixing in and asking for things such as the wall," Schumer told reporters. Trump pressures Democrats on Obamacare to get border wall deal 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z There’s just one potential fly in the ointment. Longtime nightclub survives changes in music, customers 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z The biggest fly in the ointment, according to David Cogman, a principal focusing on China at consulting firm McKinsey & Co, is the lofty valuations for Chinese assets. Inbound China M&A takes flight on consumer promise 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z To BIDs, vendors like Khatlan are flies in the ointment of the sleek corporate neighborhoods they hope to build. Inside the impossible life of a New York street vendor 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z The fly in the ointment, analysts say, is the estimates will be highly subjective. Subjective U.S. bank forecasts to figure in loan loss reserves 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z The fly in the ointment for this vision of a unified transport intelligence, however, is that it presupposes common data standards - all moving things accessing and understanding every piece of useful information. Can the 'internet of moving things' end traffic jams? - BBC News 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z As long as you are truthful in your application, then, you’re not the fly in the ointment. Must Suspicions About Personal Health Be Shared With an Insurer? 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z The only fly in the ointment was inflation, which dipped back into negative territory at an estimated minus 0.2% in April. What Slump? How Eurozone Growth is Bucking the Global Trend 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z “Rice is the fly in the ointment,” said a person familiar with the internal debate. U.S. split deepens over Putin's intentions in Syria civil war 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z "It’s a good report, but the wages are the fly in the ointment," he said. Five takeaways from February's surprising jobs report 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z The fly in the ointment for The Revenant is that Mr Inarritu also directed Birdman, so some judges may feel it fairer to give the prize to another director's film this year. Can we predict Oscar winners using data analytics alone? - BBC News 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z The fly in the ointment is for companies in the business of selling imported goods or making goods that face import competition. Inflation Is Now at the Fed’s Service 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z The only real fly in the ointment was an incident when he was accused of discriminating against a WNO violinist, who claimed he was fired in 1996 because he was Jewish. Heinz Fricke, East German conductor who transformed WNO orchestra, dies at 88 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z If there is any fly in the ointment, it’s that Mr. Santiago, who faces a minimum of five years and up to 45 years in prison, wasn’t immediately fired. Prince George’s County gets it right on a case of police mistreatment 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z But, as ever, there are several flies in the ointment for Apple. Samsung finally agrees to pay Apple $548 million, with a few caveats 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z The big fly in the ointment of this obviously imminent decision to announce a new USC coach the week before Christmas is this: Clay Helton's coaching hopes take hit but a Pac-12 title might be salvation 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z But there was a fly in the ointment of a harmonized system – the Dublin Rule – which held that generally the country of first arrival would be responsible for examining asylum claims. Europe's migrant crisis is getting worse. Here's how to fix it. 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z But the fly in the ointment here is that both wads of cash need to be authorised by the eurogroup unanimously, meaning that a single country could veto the whole show. Greek debt crisis: Alexis Tsipras makes his case at eurozone summit - live updates 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z That timing could be a fly in the ointment in Clinton’s otherwise meticulously crafted campaign roll out planned for the next six days. House trade vote puts Hillary Clinton in a bind 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Richards walked four, "the only fly in the ointment," Scioscia said. Angels' Garrett Richards is progressing as he thought he would 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z Ferrari are not quite there on absolute pace yet, but they are close enough to be a fly in the ointment. How Rosberg can overtake Hamilton 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Wadood, whether it was individual drills or team drills, kept popping up to be the fly in the ointment. UCLA's Nate Starks has a good chance to get in running back rotation 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z But the fly in the ointment here is that both wads of cash need to be authorised by the eurogroup unanimously, meaning that a single country could veto the whole show. Greek debt crisis: Alexis Tsipras makes his case at eurozone summit - live updates 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z The one slight fly in the ointment of their plans being that they’ve got to win the election first. Welsh Labour Wants To End Right To Buy For Social Housing 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z The only slight fly in the ointment for Rosberg was that Hamilton was again demonstrably the faster of the two drivers in the race. 'Ruthless' Rosberg sets up F1 climax 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z The most notable fly in the ointment for the GOP and the deus ex machina for the Democrats is the vaunted voter identification and turnout operation that the Democrats are known for. For Democrats It's Either Turnout or Burnout 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Compared to servers and storage, legacy networking has become the fly in the ointment. The Open Networking Challenge 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Another "fly in the ointment," according to Nickelsburg: weakness in the world economy. California economy will keep plodding through '16, UCLA forecast says 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Her instinct might be to see the fly in the ointment, the crack in the teacup, the little details that make the ordinary strange. The Genius Next Door 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z The slight fly in the ointment is the fact that EMC acquired cloud file sharing and collaboration vendor Syncplicity a few years ago. Egnyte Chases The Legacy Customers, Hooks In EMC Storage 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z One fly in the ointment is that Asian golf is split into two competing tours. Asian Tour golf looks for Open upswing 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z There was, however, one slightly unsettling fly in the ointment. Will Google's self-driving pods spell the end of the road for car ownership? 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z But the fly in the ointment for those fearing they are about to be fingered is that the amnesty does not apply if the investigation was already under way - hence Uli Hoeness's difficulty. Germany's Mr Football in the dock 2014-03-10T12:43:22Z "Optimism is high and an increase on contract hires is an early indicator of recovery in the City jobs market - but there is a fly in the ointment," Cameron added. London finance jobs lag wider recovery: study 2013-11-04T00:38:58Z Back in the US, there are a couple of flies in the ointment - the refusal of New York state to sanction the sport, and allegations by some fighters that they are not fairly paid. UFC fights for growing UK fan base 2013-10-23T23:11:52Z Now, the fly in the ointment here is Apple. Smart Phones May Hold Retail's Golden Marketing Chip 2013-09-30T16:27:00Z He was not the only fly in the ointment. Fracking debate draws Yoko, Lennon and Sarandon to rural battlegrounds 2013-01-18T20:35:00Z The fly in the ointment is that I haven't actually seen an Inspiron One 23, and a review in PC Pro magazine marked it down heavily for the quality of the screen. Wanted: an all-in-one PC to run Windows 8 2012-11-08T18:07:19Z The only fly in the ointment is that some analysts were projecting around 10 million iPhone 5 sales in this period. Don't Get Excited About Apple Falling Short Of iPhone 5 Sales Forecasts 2012-09-24T15:31:29Z The market picture aside, there’s another potential fly in the ointment: What if this newest iPhone doesn’t live up to expectations? New iPhone: What could go wrong for Apple today 2012-09-12T15:50:37Z Sure, there are some flies in the ointment. Microsoft once ruled the world. So what went wrong? 2012-08-18T23:04:09Z If there was one fly in the ointment it was a ticketing policy that sometimes appeared to be made up on the hoof. Olympics 2012: from tiptop venues to friendly volunteers – where did it all go right? 2012-08-12T17:01:23Z The only "fly in the ointment", as far as Lieutenant-Commander Crosthwaite was concerned, was the anticipated fact that the Calder would have to dance attendance upon the trawlers for an indefinite period. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Jargon is the fly in the ointment of every critic. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z On Christmas Day there may have been some slight disappointment, some fly in the ointment, or, worse still, in the punch. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z But there was a fly in the ointment, I found. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z When he found a rapture he always found something the matter with it; there was a worm in the apple, a slug in the salad, a fly in the ointment, a flaw in the diamond. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z The fly in the ointment was that he saw less of his uncle than formerly. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z “The one fly in the ointment is a slight change in guidance for margins.” Nestle Says 2011 Sales Will Beat Goal on Nescafe Pricing 2011-10-20T09:56:11Z The only fly in the ointment of the evening’s enjoyment occurred when Kewpie mischievously introduced them to Mrs. Pennington, the wife of the Greek and Latin instructor, and sneaked away. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z Except this time there’s a new fly in the ointment. More Facebook Lessons: How Filters Can Bite You in the Banana 2011-08-19T21:52:07Z And the complete at-homeyness—except for that one fly in the ointment, the extra twin bed—of our modern guest chamber makes the guest ghost-proof. The Comforts of Home 2011-08-11T02:00:13.980Z “The big fly in the ointment right now is Arizona,” said Phyllis Woods, the national committeewoman for New Hampshire. Arizona and Florida GOP could have lost VIP passes, desirable hotels for pushing schedule 2011-08-05T16:06:39Z There is always something amiss—something we should like to get rid of—a fly in the ointment,’ as Solomon says. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z Every one seemed to be having a good time, and the only fly in the ointment of the committee was the likelihood 158 that the refreshments would be exhausted far too soon. The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z Absalom, the bully, the one-time bane of my existence, the fly in the ointment, riding down the road with his arm around my neck, and me standing up for him against the world! The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work 2011-06-23T02:00:25.403Z The fly in the ointment in today's report was weak wage inflation, which means it is still probable that the Fed goes later relative to current market expectations. Dealers don't see inflation, jobs forcing 2011 rate rise: Reuters poll 2011-04-01T23:46:33Z “One potential fly in the ointment, is that in 1995, although seriously challenged, Japan’s fiscal situation was not in such a parlous state as it is today.” Japan Faces ‘Another Leg Down’ in Its Fiscal Health After Quake 2011-03-12T10:59:43Z Now, there are a few flies in the ointment. State of the Art: New Sony Camera Rises to a New Level 2010-09-22T22:06:00Z But occasionally, "you get a fly in the ointment," he said. U.S. to Sell Fighter Jets to Saudis 2010-08-08T23:46:00Z Mr. Paul, who often weaves quotations from Jefferson and other founding fathers into his speeches, said he would not intentionally be “a fly in the ointment” if he joined Republicans in the Senate. Kentucky Senate Primary Is Vital Test for Tea Party 2010-05-17T03:47:00Z The only foreseeable fly in the ointment, they say, is the U.S. government's inclusion of Cuba in countries where U.S.-bound passengers must undergo extra screening, which Cuba has protested. Cuban Americans filling planes to homeland 2010-03-24T17:35:00Z There is but one fly in the ointment of Madeira comfort—the beggars. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise The only fly in the ointment was the thought that, after all, the sudden popularity was his only as a clever quarter-back, that, for the rest, he was still, to the fellows, the tale-bearer. The Crimson Sweater I have discovered the fly in the ointment. Jacob's Ladder Illy I didn't feel at all easy about, but I told myself there always has to be a fly in the ointment—a darn big one this time, and furry. The Big Time The fly in the ointment was of course that his best authenticated cases could not stand any careful criticism. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 Yet there was a fly in the ointment. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) Now what in the wide world do you mean by saying that, I’d like to know, Josh; you’re always trying to drop a fly in the ointment, seems to me. The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line Or, With the Allies in France The only fly in the ointment was the cloudy condition of the sky. The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out But the fly in the ointment is that it calls for five new production units. The Thirst Quenchers The one fly in the ointment at this juncture was the author’s unmannerly attitude towards publishers who issued books at the writer’s expense. An Ocean Tramp As Aurora, leaning over the balustrade and letting her eyes rest on the garden, thought of their assured and perfect happiness, she remembered a gross fly in the ointment. Aurora the Magnificent But there was a fly in the ointment of Martin's content. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story The fly in the ointment is that most modern people do not know how to handle and to appreciate food. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome But the fly in the ointment is how to make Speed believe that he's really not going to play. Interference and Other Football Stories But the real fly in the ointment soon began to make itself visible. Herbert Hoover The Man and His Work The only fly in the ointment is that an exam. is due for me in a week's time or so—as you know, impending exams. fill me with terror. War Letters of a Public-School Boy So this was George Goring, the plague of his political party, the fly in the ointment of a respectable Marquis and his distinguished daughter. The Invader A Novel The only fly in the ointment of life is that we don’t know what it is all about, and probably never will know. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome Over the position the exultant troops poured, the one fly in the ointment being the fact that their rush had met with no resistance. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force And in that last clause lay the possible fly in the ointment. Antony Gray,—Gardener “What’s that?” asked Cameron sharply as if he had discovered the fly in the ointment for which he had all along been suspicious. The Search The only fly in the ointment of my success is the utter indifference of Jessimina to my aforesaid triumphs. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. To be sure there was always a fly in the ointment. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 But at the end there was a paragraph which startled him—always the fly in the ointment—that gave rise to a vague uneasiness he could not immediately shake off. The Man from the Bitter Roots Could any solution be more satisfactory, but there was a fly in the ointment. Men of Affairs For, you see, this poppycock,—I beg your pardon,—this poppychology is but a flash in the pan, a rift in the lute, a fly in the ointment. Patty Blossom He isolated the inevitable fly in the ointment, and in this particular ointment the fly happened to be Bewsher's lack of money and the education the girl had received. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story They are as barnacles on a fast-moving ship, flies in the ointment of circus management. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story "A fly in the ointment, after all?" asked Lady Elizabeth, smiling so that one knew there was none in hers. Ambrotox and Limping Dick But the more discontented sought the fly in the ointment of the content of their hosts. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 Of course it was just a fly in the ointment that his own agency in the matter could never be known. By What Authority? The only fly in the ointment was that the "stuff they did their dressings with" was of a fiercer nature and hurt more than the previous ones. "Contemptible", by "Casualty" Percy's secret, which had been felt as a continual burden, seemed to sink into comparative obscurity, and the worry of school work and the dread of Miss Huntley's sarcasm were mere flies in the ointment. The Luckiest Girl in the School This was the first fly in the ointment, the first break in the most cordial of relationships between me and the church. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine There was one fly in the ointment for them. The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists The Pioneers of Manitoba So there was a fly in the ointment, after all! The Bad Man That is the fly in the ointment, your Honor. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India And my mind went back to those happy days at Eos ... happy despite the fly in the ointment.... Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative The fly in the ointment of the apothecary was a baby to you. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 10, 1892 And yet you made an effort to go! and you feel she ought to be pleased with you—do not spoil it by that fly in the ointment of being late. Stray Thoughts for Girls In reality we have our flies in the ointment—nay, our shirt-buttons in the soup. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, January 17, 1917 But even while these words are being written, there is one large fly in the ointment. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The fly in the ointment of our satisfaction, and the one remaining obstacle to our possession of the treasure, was the presence of the two pirates in our midst. Spanish Doubloons There truly was the fly in the ointment, the abiding smirch on the otherwise radiant surface—as she now hailed it—of this strangely moving fraternal relation. Deadham Hard The fly in the ointment of her social happiness—and unfortunately it happened to be an extremely gaudy butterfly indeed—was her next-door neighbor, Mrs. Rutherford Wells, who obstinately refused to recognize her existence. By Advice of Counsel The only fly in the ointment of my peaceful days was Mrs. Cavendish's extraordinary, and, for my part, unaccountable preference for the society of Dr. Bauerstein. The Mysterious Affair at Styles One fly in the ointment is—spring shooting; which for ducks, geese and brant continues from September 1 to April 20. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Yet there was a fly in the ointment. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa I was thinking, for I knew what the "fly in the ointment" was. Laddie; a true blue story This day he learned something, and that he did not lose his life in the learning of it, was a matter of great surprise to Tarzan, and the fly in the ointment, to Tublat. Jungle Tales of Tarzan This strange challenge from the older Larrimer was the fly in the ointment. Black Jack The one fly in the ointment of his triumph was the cold reception given him by the religious settlement at Tabor, Iowa. The Man in Gray There is always a fly in the ointment of their pleasure, something that robs them of true happiness; or, possibly, combinations of circumstances conspire to upset all their plans. Within You is the Power But there is always a fly in the ointment, a caterpillar in the salad. The Clicking of Cuthbert There was just one fly in the ointment. Lady Mary Wortley Montague Her Life and Letters (1689-1762) But it was not long before there was a fly in the ointment. The Camp Fire Girls Go Motoring Or, Along the Road That Leads the Way There's a fly in the ointment, even if I cannot see it. Cappy Ricks Retires There was an annoying fly in the ointment, however. Green Fancy But there is a fly in the ointment, Why has Figaro been so busily measuring the room? A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music There was the usual "dark side" to this otherwise charming and profitable stranger, the usual mystery, the usual fly in the ointment. South Wind The old king's mind is poisoned against his noble son by the whisperings of a malignant and envious minister—a snake in the grass—a fly in the ointment of Prince Ahmad's beatitude! The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 There was only one fly in the ointment, so far as some of the politicians were concerned, and that was that if Cowperwood were convicted, Stener must needs be also. The Financier, a novel The fly in the ointment, however, was the accusation Tarzan had made against this woman. Tarzan the Untamed
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