| 单词 | like the curate's egg |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslike the curate's egg 1. Used as a comparison (esp. in like the curate's egg) to convey that something has both good and bad elements.Originally with reference to the cartoon: see etymology. ΚΠ 1896 Edinb. Evening News 19 May (Fourth ed.) It is a disappointing play, but that is because it promises so well to begin with. Like the curate's egg at the Bishop's breakfast table, it is very good indeed—in parts. 1905 Minister's Gaz. Fashion Aug. 141/1 The past spring and summer season has seen much fluctuation. Like the curate's egg, it has been excellent in parts. 1987 Third Way Oct. 8/2 The jumbled pattern of British culture has little coherence and is very similar to the curate's egg. 1998 Timber Grower Autumn 11/3 The problem is that unlike the curate's egg, it is either acceptable as a whole or not at all, and without appropriate changes, the answer will have to be no! 2003 T. P. Coogan Ireland in Twentieth Cent. (2004) ii. 86 His time in America closely resembled the curate's egg. < as lemmas |
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