Adverse circumstance and Fly in the ointment

Fly in the ointment and adverse circumstance are semantically related in difficulty topic. In some cases you can use "Fly in the ointment" instead a noun phrase "Adverse circumstance".

Fly in the ointment noun - An inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something.

Adverse circumstance and fly in the ointment are semantically related in difficulty topic. Sometimes you can use "Adverse circumstance" instead a noun phrase "Fly in the ointment".