In this week’s Dispatches from The Secret Library, Dr Oliver Tearle examines the origins of an oft-misused Phrase ‘Good in parts.’ ‘A mixed bag.’ This is what people generally mean when they use the phrase ‘curate’s egg’ to describe something. For instance, in book reviews: ‘A real curate’s egg, this. […]
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