chalice
Example Sentences
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He said some people had warned him that the job would be a "poisoned chalice".
From Barron's
The job is a huge opportunity but also a poisoned chalice.
From BBC
It’s a constant conundrum of global athletic events, pursued as chalices by complicated hosts.
Whoever takes up the leadership position will almost be drinking from a "poisoned chalice", adds Prof Brown.
From BBC
The Monday summit also revealed that Putin’s ostensible concession at the Alaska summit to agree to international security guarantees for Ukraine is a poisoned chalice.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
