shit sandwich en · NOUN
Meanings
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(idiomatic, slang, vulgar) Something highly undesirable that is rendered more acceptable or palatable by the addition of more tolerable or agreeable components.
Life is a shit sandwich: the more bread you have, the less shit you eat.
2012 April 30, Fred R. Shapiro, “13 Crazy, Dirty Modern Proverbs”, in Daily Beast, retrieved 19 Feb 2017:People are starting to realize Thursday night is like a big double-decker shit sandwich with three good pieces of bread, and in between ... don't print that.
1997 April 17, David Wild, “'News Radio': Series creator Paul Simms talks about the highly likely cancellation of the NBC sitcom”, in Rolling Stone, retrieved 19 Feb 2017:After Michael Flynn resigned/was fired as National Security Advisor, everyone breathed a sigh of relief when the top prospect to replace him turned out to be Retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward. . . . Harward pulled out, reportedly calling the offer a "shit sandwich."
2017 February 17, Kevin Drum, “K.T. McFarland Is Too Much to Swallow, So Robert Harward Turns Down NSA Position”, in Mother Jones, retrieved 19 Feb 2017:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shit sandwiches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
nothing sandwich · a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down · shit soup · shitstorm · shit show · soup sandwich
Synonyms
crap sandwich · dirt sandwich · booger sandwich · turd sandwich · poop sandwich
Translations (2)
fr sandwich de marde (Translations) · sv bajsmacka (Translations)