mote in the eye



mote in the eye

A minor flaw or indiscretion. No, your sister isn't perfect, but at least she's never been arrested—her shortcomings are just a mote in the eye compared to your own!
See also: eye

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HendersonHEN-dər-sənEnglish
Mihajlo-Serbian, Croatian
Khrystyna-Ukrainian
ThorbjØRn-Norwegian
MikolÁŠ-Czech
Brecht-Dutch