curate's egg
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cu·rate's egg (ky

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n. Chiefly British

Something with both good and bad qualities.

[From a story in Punch about a curate who, having been served a bad egg by his bishop, said that parts of it were excellent.]

curate's egg

something that has both good and bad parts

[derived from a cartoon in Punch (November, 1895) in which a timid curate, who has been served a bad egg while breakfasting with his bishop, says that parts of the egg are excellent]

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curate's egg (redirected from A Curate's egg)

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