Timeline for Is there an idiom to describe something that is given under the pretenses of kindness (e.g., as a gift), but which is actually not good?
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| Nov 8, 2017 at 15:52 | comment | added | TecBrat | Yeah, GCree, for Halloween candy specifically, I'd avoid the "Poisoned..." phrase lest someone, even for a second, think you mean someone literally poisoned the candy. | |
| Nov 8, 2017 at 3:08 | comment | added | jpmc26 | I don't think this fits. The gift doesn't actively cause any harm. It's just low quality. | |
| Nov 7, 2017 at 20:22 | comment | added | GCree | I think poisoned chalice sounds closest to the concept I'm thinking of, but it's a bit dramatic for common use (though that might give it comedic value when used in mundane situations). | |
| Nov 7, 2017 at 19:59 | history | edited | TecBrat | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 7, 2017 at 19:46 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | Not many people would use 'white elephant' to describe 'those weird chewy caramel things [given out] [at] Halloween'. | |
| Nov 7, 2017 at 19:35 | history | answered | TecBrat | CC BY-SA 3.0 |