Sentence examples for something of a poison from inspiring English sources

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While the property tax cap is something of a poison pill and may well be dropped by the end of the weekend, Mr. Paterson's emergency bill includes a number of concessions to the Legislature.

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Although it would be fair to say it's something of a poisoned chalice.

That said, it turned out to be something of a poisoned chalice.

It was notable Turnbull gave Frydenberg climate change when he refashioned his ministry post election, something of a poisoned chalice.

The status of Derby favourite proved something of a poisoned chalice this spring, when first Kingsbarns and then Telescope dropped out of the Epsom picture with setbacks.

When patriarch George goes to prison Michael must take charge of the family business, which turns out to be something of a poisoned chalice.

Scrutiny of the case was all the more intense because fear of poisoning had grown to something of a mania by mid-century, and because Palmer was one of a "new breed" of bourgeois villains.

It's kind of a poison pill".

We've never heard of a poison pork chop!

Trump Jr proved himself to be something of a chip off the old block when he claimed refugees might be potential Isis recruits, like "poisoned Skittles in a bowl".

Something of a mess.

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