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单词 mixed blessing
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mixed blessing

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noun

something that, although generally favorable or advantageous, has one or more unfavorable or disadvantageous features.

Origin of mixed blessing

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby mixed blessing

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British Dictionary definitions for mixed blessing

mixed blessing

noun

an event, situation, etc, having both advantages and disadvantages
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with mixed blessing

mixed blessing

Something that has both good and bad features, as in Being accepted by the college was a mixed blessing, since she couldn't afford the tuition. [First half of 1900s]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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