The expression "the fly in the ointment is an allusion to Eeclesiastes v., I: Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to.send forth a stinking savour; so doth £ little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom *nd howw.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 154, 3 July 1939, Page 14
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