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Bookmark or Share- Inflation Expected to Cool in September C.P.I. Report - The New York TimesConsumer Price Increases Cooled, but Not as Much as Expected. The Consumer Price Index is moderating, but September’s report contained both good and bad news for policymakers. A chart showing ...
- Common phrases for something that appears good but is actually badsomething that looks like it will be helpful or advantageous but after use it is hindering. a tool that seems useful but is not the correct tool for the job. something that seems like a good idea but after execution turns out to be problematic. phrase-requests. Share.
- A saying for something that's good but also has a downsideThere's a phrase "curate's egg" referring to a (mythical, surely) man of the cloth who, when asked by his host how his egg was, replied that it was "Good in parts". It can be used directly as "But, alas, it's rather curate's egg", but you might prefer a more verbose option such as "But, alas, like the curate's egg it is good in parts".
- phrase requests - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeConsider the term complement. A thing that completes or brings to perfection. While the word has a connotation of complete, giving it a bit of essential tone, it is often used to convey something that it not necessary, but added on. A wine is not necessary to a meal but may be an excellent complement.
- but - WordReference.com 英汉词典that's all well and good, but expr: informal (nevertheless, even so) (非正式用语) SC Simplified Chinese 好吧…但是，那也好…然而 hǎo ba dàn shì，nà yě hǎo rán ér : That's all well and good, and I enjoy talking to your granny, but isn't it about time we left for the movies ? The flesh is weak., The spirit is willing,
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