A minor irritation, or hiccup that makes a failure out of something that would otherwise have been a success.
There is always a fly in the ointment! My ticket matched all six white numbered balls, but didn't match the green Lucky Ball! Still scored one hundred thousand!!! I ain't mad at 'em!
by talk2me-JCH2 April 9, 2021
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