Como Pronunciar "poisoned chalice"
expression
POY-zuhnd CHAL-iss
POY-zuhnd CHAL-iss
Definição
A situation or job that seems attractive at first but brings trouble or harm to the person who accepts it.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
ˈpɔɪzənd/ /ˈtʃæɫɪs
Inglês Britânico
pˈɔɪzənd/ /tʃˈælɪs
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
POY-zuhnd CHAL-iss
UK
POY-zuhnd CHAL-iss
Ouça em 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."