"poisoned chalice" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɔɪzn̩d ˈtʃælɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɔɪzənd ˈtʃælɪs/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-poisoned chalice.mp3 [General-American] Forms: poisoned chalices [plural]
Rhymes: -ælɪs Etymology: From poisoned + chalice (“large drinking cup”), referring to a chalice containing a poisoned drink which is offered to someone. The earliest use of the term cited in the Oxford English Dictionary is in Shakespeare’s Macbeth (c. 1606), in a speech in which Macbeth flinches from the prospective murder of King Duncan: see the quotation. Etymology templates: {{m|en|poisoned}} poisoned, {{m|en|chalice|t=large drinking cup}} chalice (“large drinking cup”), {{circa2|1606|short=yes}} c. 1606 Head templates: {{en-noun}} poisoned chalice (plural poisoned chalices)
  1. (idiomatic) Something which is initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful; an apparently beneficial or benign instrument or scheme for causing death or harm. Wikipedia link: King Duncan, Macbeth, Oxford English Dictionary Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Vessels Hyponyms: hospital pass Related terms: monkey's paw, Trojan horse, white elephant Translations (something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful): мядзве́джая паслу́га (mjadzvjédžaja paslúha) [feminine] (Belarusian), danajský dar [masculine] (Czech), medvědí služba [feminine] (Czech), bjørnetjeneste [common-gender] (Danish), gifbeker [masculine] (Dutch), vergiftigd geschenk [neuter] (Dutch), karuteene (Estonian), karhunpalvelus (Finnish), myrkkymalja (Finnish), cadeau empoisonné [masculine] (French), tunique de Nessus [feminine] (French), agasallo envelenado [masculine] (Galician), დათვური სამსახური (datvuri samsaxuri) (Georgian), Bärendienst [masculine] (German), Danaergeschenk [neuter] (German), vergiftetes Geschenk [neuter] (German), regalo avvelenato [masculine] (Italian), bjørnetjeneste [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), bjørneteneste (Norwegian Nynorsk), koszula Dejaniry [feminine] (Polish), niedźwiedzia przysługa [feminine] (Polish), медве́жья услу́га (medvéžʹja uslúga) [feminine] (Russian), медвеђа услуга [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), medvjeđa usluga [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), danajský dar [masculine] (Slovak), regalo envenenado [masculine] (Spanish), björntjänst [common-gender] (Swedish)

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      "rhymes": "-ælɪs"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-poisoned chalice.mp3",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/En-us-poisoned_chalice.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/65/En-us-poisoned_chalice.mp3/En-us-poisoned_chalice.mp3.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (GA)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "mjadzvjédžaja paslúha",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мядзве́джая паслу́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "danajský dar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "medvědí služba"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "bjørnetjeneste"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gifbeker"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vergiftigd geschenk"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "word": "karuteene"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "word": "karhunpalvelus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "word": "myrkkymalja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cadeau empoisonné"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tunique de Nessus"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agasallo envelenado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "datvuri samsaxuri",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "word": "დათვური სამსახური"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bärendienst"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Danaergeschenk"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vergiftetes Geschenk"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "regalo avvelenato"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bjørnetjeneste"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "word": "bjørneteneste"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "koszula Dejaniry"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "niedźwiedzia przysługa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "medvéžʹja uslúga",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "медве́жья услу́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "медвеђа услуга"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "medvjeđa usluga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "danajský dar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "regalo envenenado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "something initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "björntjänst"
    }
  ],
  "word": "poisoned chalice"
}

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