a mixed blessing

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Meaning: You can say something is a mixed blessing if it seems to be good, but in fact has bad effects as well as good effects.

For example:

• Many scientists said discovering the power of the atom was a mixed blessing as it led to nuclear power, but it also made nuclear weapons possible.
• Getting the promotion was a mixed blessing because it means I spend less time with my family.

Quick Quiz:

Winning the lottery was a mixed blessing in the end because

it solved all our financial problems it caused disputes in the family we gave all the money away englishclub.com 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. See also: blessing, mixed Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission.

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