ointment
/ˈɔɪntmənt/noun
उच्चारण ऑइन्ट्मन्ट
मरहम
Core word
noun
- 1
[C, U]
a smooth substance that you rub on the skin to heal a wound or sore place
मरहम
- a fly in the ointment
- The doctor told him to apply the ointment twice a day on the burn.
- Rub the ointment gently on the rash.
+ 2 more examples
- She bought a tube of ointment for her insect bite.
- The nurse put ointment on the cut and bandaged it.
¶Idioms 1
a fly in the ointment
a person or thing that spoils a situation or an occasion that is fine in all other ways
रंग में भंग डालने वाली चीज़, एकमात्र बाधा
- The trip was perfect; the only fly in the ointment was the delayed train back.
- Rising costs are the fly in the ointment for the new project.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A fly in the ointment (one small problem that spoils a good situation).
Idiom 'a fly in the ointment' (अच्छी स्थिति को बिगाड़ने वाली छोटी समस्या)।