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a blessing and a curseSomething that is both a benefit and a burden, or that may seem initially beneficial but also brings unforeseen negative consequencesRate it:

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blessing in disguiseA misfortune that has an unexpected benefit.Rate it:

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Blessing in DisguiseAn event or opportunity that seems to be blessing in the beginning, but later turns out to be a problemRate it:

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cover upTo conceal or disguise.Rate it:

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jumped-upWe're doomed if this wee jumped-up monkey gets Gordon Smith's blessing.Rate it:

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mixed blessingSomething that has both good and bad features.Rate it:

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paper overTo superficially hide or disguise without addressing it; to provide a veneer of normality or success.Rate it:

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play possumTo dissemble or to feign ignorance; to disguise or conceal something in order to deceive.Rate it:

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Potemkin villageAny false construct devised to disguise a shortcoming or improve appearances.Rate it:

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quod bonum, faustum, felix, fortunatumque sit! (Div. 1. 45. 102)may heaven's blessing rest on it.Rate it:

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sine fuco ac fallaciis (Att. 1. 1. 1)without any disguise, frankly.Rate it:

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there but for the grace of god go iA recognition that others' misfortune could be one's own, if it weren't for the blessing/kindness/luck bestowed by fate or the Divine.Man's fate is in God's hands.More generally, our fate is not entirely in our own hands.Rate it:

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vultum fingereto dissemble, disguise one's feelings.Rate it:

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your objection is simply 'a smoke screen':Your response does not in any manner address the subject of the discussion, rather presents language designed to 'cover-up', disguise, deny existence of the problem, insert dissimilar subject matter to defer focus on the actual subject at hand!Rate it:

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לחייםA blessing, a toast, and an expression of goodwill.Rate it:

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