poisoned chalice

Something that initially appears to be good, wholesome, or positive, but is really harmful. Primarily heard in UK. We thought the change in leadership was going to have a positive effect on the organization, but it turned out to be a poisoned chalice.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nurullah	-	Arabic, Turkish
MieczysŁAwa	mye-chi-SWAH-vah	Polish
Chun	-	Chinese
Kliment	klee-MYENT (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Veronika	vye-rah-NEE-kah (Russian), vee-rah-NEE-kah (Russian), ve-RO-nee-kah (German, Croatian)	Russian, Czech, Slovak, German, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Swedish, Norweg
Jonathan	JAHN-ə-thən (English), YO-nah-tahn (German)	English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, Biblical