A Fly in the Ointment - 1920 was released on: USA: 18 April 1920
fly in the ointment
The cast of A Fly in the Ointment - 1920 includes: Neal Burns Lucille Rubey
What human ointment can be substuted for panalog ointment.
Nothing spoils your food or medicine quite like the presence of a fly. A "fly in the ointment" is some pest or nuisance that has spoiled your otherwise-nice idea or effort. For example, it sounds nice at first to own a pet, but there's a "fly in the ointment": the upkeep costs.
It's a phrase that signifies that some event is unlikely to ever occur. Similar to "when pigs fly" in North America.
Fly me to Neptune
Fly in the ointment: a small annoyance that spoils an otherwise pleasant experienceSomeone or something that spoils a situation which could have been successful or pleasantIt originates from the Bible and is found in Ecclesiastes 10:1 which explains it very well:"Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour."It means something that spoils or ruins what is meant to be a special eventA fly in the ointment is something that spoils or ruins what is meant to be a special event.
Birds fly the nest when they have sufficiently developed abilities to fly and find food. The phrase "fly the coop" is often used as a metaphor describing when children leave the parental home.
A similar phrase to "what is" could be "what are." Both phrases are used to ask questions about something or someone.
No...triple antibiotic (neosporin) is bacitracin, neomycin, & polymixin B. Polysporin is bacitacin and polymixin B. Very similar though, just not identical!
The phrase "when pigs fly" is an example of an idiom. It is used figuratively to convey that something is unlikely or impossible to happen.