We found 7 dictionaries that define the word a fly in the ointment:

General (6 matching dictionaries)

1. a fly in the ointment: Merriam-Webster
2. a fly in the ointment, a fly in the ointment: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
3. a fly in the ointment: Dictionary.com
4. a fly in the ointment: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

5. a fly in the ointment: Idioms

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