Cómo Pronunciar "poisoned chalice"
expression
ˈpɔɪzənd/ /ˈtʃæɫɪs
POY-zuhnd CHAL-iss
pˈɔɪzənd/ /tʃˈælɪs
POY-zuhnd CHAL-iss
Definición
A situation or job that seems attractive at first but brings trouble or harm to the person who accepts it.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈpɔɪzənd/ /ˈtʃæɫɪs
Inglés Británico
pˈɔɪzənd/ /tʃˈælɪs
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
POY-zuhnd CHAL-iss
UK
POY-zuhnd CHAL-iss
Escucha en Contexto
Becoming the new CEO was a poisoned chalice for him.
The job offer sounded great, but it turned out to be a poisoned chalice.
He realized too late that the promotion was a poisoned chalice.
"Taking over that team was a real poisoned chalice. Everyone expected me to fix years of problems overnight."