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Idiom be a mixed blessing something that has bad effects as well as advantages.Beauty can be a mixed blessing. It gets you a lot of attention but people are less likely to take you seriously.
idiombe a mixed blessingused in order to say that a good situation, or something nice or useful, is not completely good but has some bad things about it:Owning your home is a mixed blessing, as it means that you are responsible for repairs and maintenance.We wanted the new computer system very badly, but when it arrived it proved to be a mixed blessing.
be a mixed blessingTo have both positive and negative results. My new promotion will be a mixed blessing for my family because I'll get a substantial raise, but I'll have to work longer hours too. |