Flaw
Flaw verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.
Usage example: that crack has flawed the vase to the extent that its value in the antiques market is greatly reduced
Perfect
Perfect verb - To make better.
Usage example: an art teacher who seems to believe that you can always perfect a painting with some additional brush strokes
Both words in one sentence
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You could be my everything, the envy of them all You'd be perfect... but you've got one fatal flaw.
Source: Minor Flaw, Major Breakup - Barney describes it as "the oh moment": the moment you realise a person's fatal flaw and your perfect image of them is shattered.
Source: Minor Flaw, Major Breakup - This a deliberate choice by Muslim tapestry weavers, who add one flaw because only Allah may be perfect.
Source: Do Well, but Not Perfect
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