curate's egg
noun
chiefly British
: something with both good and bad parts or qualities
Word History
Etymology
from the story of a curate who was given a stale egg by his bishop and declared that parts of it were excellent
First Known Use
1905, in the meaning defined above
- don't ask me
- don't even think about (doing) it
- don't even think about doing it
- don't even think about it
- don't get me wrong
- don't give me that
- don't have a clue
- don't have all day
- don't I know it
- don't i wish
- don't knock it until you've tried it
- don't look now
- don't make me laugh
- don't mention it
- don't remind me
- don't tell me
- don't touch that dial
- don't want to know
- don't you believe it
- don't you dare
- don't you wish
- don/wear sackcloth and ashes
- dona
- dona nobis pacem
- donable