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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.)

Reference type:
Subject Reference
Current Version:
2006
Subject:
Language reference, History of English, Literature, Literary theory and cultural studies
Length:
45 words

an assignment, award, or honour which is likely to prove a disadvantage or source of problems to the recipient; the phrase is found originally in ...

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