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A saying is something that is said, notable in one respect or another, to be "a pithy expression of wisdom or truth." (Bernice Randall)
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Is there any saying or idiom to describe the opposite of “blessing in disguise”?
In certain contexts, a poisoned chalice works.
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 be …
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