cu·rate's egg (ky r  ts)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
n
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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