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What is a fly in the ointment?

What is a fly in the ointment? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (idiomatic) Something which ruins or spoils everything else; a nuisance or problem; an unpleasant or disagreeable detail.
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The fly in the ointment will be if there are major planning hold-ups.
There is, of course, one fly in the ointment, and that is the fact that space exploration costs money.
The fly in the ointment for the Democrats, as reflected in this poll, is that they still don't have a candidate.
This evening, I would like, at the outset, to point out a fly in the ointment.
There is still, however, one fly in the ointment, and that is the relatively non-binding nature of this directive.
The only fly in the ointment came during the boat's passage through the Canary Islands, with a missed jibe leading to a torn spinnaker.

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