poisoned chalice

Looking back, do you see the job as a poisoned chalice?

But he came over to the Government's side last year as something of a poisoned chalice.

However, she may well be the right person to take on this poisoned chalice.

The post is seen by some as a poisoned chalice.

It is easy to see a poisoned chalice rather than an opportunity.

Experience of drinking from a poisoned chalice would also help.

Would he, though, view the post as a poisoned chalice?

You can say it is a poisoned chalice but somebody's got to take this on.

Looking back the lottery win was like a poisoned chalice.

Instead, he inherited a poisoned chalice, and the expected happened.

He is going to take this poisoned chalice of suffering.

In some ways the succession seems like a poisoned chalice.

It's an extraordinarily hard job and a bit of a poisoned chalice.

The job turned out to be "a poisoned chalice", she added.

For Arafat, however, this would be something of a poisoned chalice.

But Romney’s nomination could prove to be a poisoned chalice.

Also, it is such a poisoned chalice for anyone who already has a good job."

His new job has earned a reputation as a poisoned chalice.

It really is a poisoned chalice to own one.

In fact this was something of a poisoned chalice.

An anonymous teacher discovered that being head of year 9 is seen as a poisoned chalice.

Some may conclude that Morris has taken up a poisoned chalice.

The unique circumstances of the election could mean the position becomes a poisoned chalice.

Who will want to pick up the poisoned chalice?

I hope this isn't a poisoned chalice for him.