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Significados de poisoned chalice em inglês

A thing or situation which appears to be good when it is received or experienced but is found to be bad.

Uso de poisoned chalice em inglês
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So the poisoned chalice was handed to George Tenet-theonly choice remaining.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
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Or, perhaps I should commiserate with you for inheriting a poisoned chalice.
The Guardian
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But this year, it has become a poisoned chalice of sorts.
The Irish Times
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It was something of a poisoned chalice for a young writer.
The Guardian
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Suddenly Shorten's poisoned chalice turned into a tall drink of water.
News.com.au
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Did not even-handed justice erelong commend the poisoned chalice to their own lips?
The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster / With an Essa...
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From the bands' point of view, social media is fast becoming a poisoned chalice.
The Irish Times
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Has this ' poisoned chalice' path to the Cup Final ever concluded with the runners-up?
The Guardian
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A toxic legacy Ramaphosa has been handed a poisoned chalice.
The South African
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For some critics, though, the Games represent a poisoned chalice.
Reuters
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Auckland Central voter Roger Reynolds said: This leadership is said to be a poisoned chalice.
Radio NZ
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MICHAEL Noonan has been handed something of a poisoned chalice where food safety is concerned.
The Irish Times
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Despite being labelled a poisoned chalice, Health could yet be the making of Leo Varadkar.
The Irish Times
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By any reckoning, power is likely to prove a poisoned chalice for whoever takes over.
The Guardian
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Spare me the poisoned chalice, and you may do it in the way you mention.
Cobwebs from an Empty Skull
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And the presidency the Brotherhood claims to have won seems at best a poisoned chalice.
Reuters
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