Found Phrase -- "Fly in the ointment"
Posted by rillian on February 02, 2003
THe phrase "a fly in the ointment" comes from Ecclesiastes 10.1: "Dead flies make the perfumer's ointment give off a foul odor"
This phrase is not mentioned in the Biblical quotes page, and should probably be added there.
- Found Phrase -- "Fly in the ointment" ESC 02/02/03