mixed blessing



mixed blessing

Something that has both good and bad features, as in Being accepted by the college was a mixed blessing, since she couldn't afford the tuition . [First half of 1900s]
See also: blessing, mixed

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Katrionakə-TREE-nə, kat-ree-O-nəEnglish (Rare)
Lefteris-Greek
IlsaIL-sahGerman
Yessenia-Spanish (Latin American)
Eadberht-Anglo-Saxon
Penuel-Biblical, Biblical Hebrew