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| has gloss | eng: The expression "a curate's egg" originally meant something that is partly good and partly bad, but as a result is entirely spoiled. Modern usage has tended to change this to mean something having a mix of good and bad qualities. |
| lexicalization | eng: curate's egg |
| lexicalization | eng: Curates egg |
| instance of | c/English idioms |
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| media:img | True humility.png |
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