curate's egg

== English == === Etymology === From a cartoon by the Franco-British cartoonist and author George Du Maurier (1834–1896) captioned “True Humility” in the 9 November 1895 issue of Punch magazine, in which a bishop says to his mealtime guest, a curate, “I’m afraid you’ve got a bad egg, Mr. Jones!” The timid curate replies, “Oh no, my Lord, I assure you! Parts of it are excellent!”. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkjʊəɹətz ˌɛɡ/, /-ɹɪtz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkjʊɹɪtz ˌɛɡ/ Hyphenation: cu‧rate's egg === Noun === curate's egg (plural curates' eggs) (idiomatic) A thing which has good and bad parts, but is overall spoiled by the bad. ==== Translations ==== === See also === grab bag milkshake duck mixed bag mixed blessing mixed picture === References === === Further reading === curate's egg on Wikipedia.Wikipedia