Fly In The Ointment

The obvious fly-in-the-ointment was the inexplicable rise of Paranormal Activity, whose limited release numbers far exceeded even the most optimistic projections. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The modifier "best" is, I think, the fly-in-the-ointment, because such modifiers cause your opponents to bristle unreasonably; a hundred different teachers of literature, working independently, would come up with a hundred different lists of "bests," which tends to put the modifier into question. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The table reveals a fly-in-the-ointment for VCTs -- the often huge discounts to NAVs of their share prices. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In honor of global phenomenon and resident fly-in-the-ointment DougJ, here’s your link to one of the best Abramoff wrap-ups yet written, by Susan Schmidt and James Grimaldi at the Washington Post. ❋ Unknown (2005)

There is always a fly in the ointment! My ticket matched all six white numbered balls, but didn't match the green [Lucky Ball]! Still scored [one hundred] thousand!!! [I ain't mad] at 'em! ❋ Talk2me-JCH2 (2021)

For example, [charlie] is [a fly in the ointment], tom: " the guys are getting together tonight, wanna come?" [Charlie]: " yea!" Charlie then shows up with his girlfriend ❋ D-c (2007)

The only small fly in the ointment in an otherwise perfect [wedding day] was the fact that [the bride] tripped when walking down the [aisle]. ❋ Hgjw (2018)