英语词汇“poisoned chalice”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	poisoned chalice
释义	poisoned chalice noun chiefly British An assignment, award, or honour which is likely to prove a disadvantage or source of problems to the recipient: many thought the new minister had been handed a poisoned chalice... For those with debts they can no longer afford, the long run of low interest rates may yet prove a poisoned chalice. Is the Manager of the month award a poisoned chalice? It has, however, proved to be a poisoned chalice for some corporations.
随便看	talking therapy talking-to talk nineteen to the dozen talk of the devil talk (or speak) in riddles talk out of one's arse talk radio talk sense into talk shop talk show talk someone out of talk someone round (or around) talk someone/thing up (or down) talk someone through talk something out talk something over (or through) talk the hind leg off a donkey talk the talk talk through one's hat (or arse or backside or ass) talk time talk to talk to the hand talk turkey talky tall

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