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the fly in the ointment

Meanings of "the fly in the ointment" in German English Dictionary : 2 result(s)

	Category	English	German
Colloquial
1	Colloquial	the fly in the ointment	das Problem dabei [übertragen]
2	Colloquial	the fly in the ointment	das Störende dabei [übertragen]

Meanings of "the fly in the ointment" with other terms in English German Dictionary : 5 result(s)

	Category	English	German
Idioms
1	Idioms	to be a fly in the ointment	das Bild trüben [v]
Phrases
2	Phrases	there's a fly in the ointment	Es ist ein Haar in der Suppe
3	Phrases	there's a fly in the ointment!	Da ist ein Haken an der Sache!
Colloquial
4	Colloquial	fly in the ointment	Wermutstropfen [übertragen] [m]
5	Colloquial	That's the fly in the ointment here.	Das ist der Haken an der Sache. [übertragen]