We use it to mean something vile that ruins something good. The phrase comes from Ecclesiastes 10:1: “Dead flies putrefy the perfumer’s ointment, and cause it to give off a foul odor.”
We use it to mean something vile that ruins something good. The phrase comes from Ecclesiastes 10:1: “Dead flies putrefy the perfumer’s ointment, and cause it to give off a foul odor.”
