like a curate’s egg不好不坏；还可以

【使用地区】：英国

【释义】：

Something satisfactory in some ways but not in others：“The play was rather like a curate’s egg．”The expression originated with a story in a British magazine in which a timid curate had been served a bad egg while dining at the home of an important parishioner．He is asked how the egg tastes and，not wishing to offend his host，says that parts of it are excellent．

意义如上所示，如：“这出戏剧不好也不坏。”该词语源于英国一个杂志里的故事，说的是有个胆小的助理牧师在一位主教家中吃饭时分到一只坏蛋。主教问他这蛋味道如何，他不想冒犯主人，就说这只蛋有些部分是极好的。