Idiom
shit sandwich
Vulgar
Meaning
Something highly undesirable that is rendered more acceptable or palatable by the addition of more tolerable or agreeable components.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My boss gave me a shit sandwich of a project to finish.”
“The manager tried to soften the news of the pay cut by praising our hard work, but we all knew it was just a shit sandwich.”
“The politician attempted to mask the unpopular tax increase within a broader package of benefits, serving the public a classic shit sandwich.”
Examples
simple
“My boss gave me a shit sandwich of a project to finish.”
contextual
“The manager tried to soften the news of the pay cut by praising our hard work, but we all knew it was just a shit sandwich.”
complex
“The politician attempted to mask the unpopular tax increase within a broader package of benefits, serving the public a classic shit sandwich.”
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