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
Riccarda-Italian
Alinaah-LEE-nah (German, Italian, Polish)Romanian, German, Italian, Polish
Lucho-Spanish
Bjartur-Icelandic
Grizel-Scottish
Lilia-Russian, Ukrainian