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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a fly in" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the expression "a fly in the ointment," which refers to a small problem or imperfection that spoils something that is otherwise good.
Example: "The project was going well, but the lack of funding was a fly in the ointment."
Alternatives: "a snag in" or "a hitch in".
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But there's a fly in the ointment.
Waiter, there's a fly in my soup...
"Just a fly in the ointment," as he describes himself.
"I've never hurt a fly in my life".
But there is a fly in the urea.
"This may be a fly in the ointment," he said.
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"I was a fly-in," he continued.
When she moved to Alaska, in 1975, she lived in a "fly-in" — an area accessible only by plane.
Now Fass, similarly secluded in his windowless, soundproof room, asked his audience to join him at a Fly-In.
I was working for a season as a camp cook for a fly-in outfitter near Mayo, Yukon.
Mr. Gaige has never caught a fly in it.
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