Quote jdrocket="jdrocket"A poisoned chalice, sir, is something which initially seems positive and beneficial, but eventually turns out to be the quite the opposite.
Eg. Chinese pottery was initially seen as a wonderful invention and was centuries ahead of other civilizations' attempts. However, this meant that they were delayed in other, arguably more important, inventions; such as glass.
That is a textbook case as a poisoned chalice. I will ask again; what is the initial perceived positive of getting an injury?
Also, if you are going to be a pompous twot, learn some basic English. For God's sake, it isn't a vague idiom and you really should know better.'"
I will let you figure it out. I'd say playing rugby league is the positive, injury being the negative. Anyway, I've known Wigan fans to act like tools and derail our threads but I never thought I'd see our own fans do it.
You're Carol Vorderman and I will have a vowel please.
