cruel mistress

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cruel mistress (plural cruel mistresses)

  1. (idiomatic) Something which has both significant positive and negative aspects.
    • 1965 December 17, “Snow Job”, in Time Magazine:
      For bandleaders, society can be a cruel mistress. At debutante parties they receive compliments but not calling cards, at charity balls they take their breaks with their players instead of their patrons []
    • 2017 January, Chris Okula, “The Kia Stinger Will Be One Hell Of A Used Car”, in Shifting Lanes[1], retrieved January 31, 2021:
      Even if you can’t afford a new one, the cruel mistress of depreciation will soon have her way with the Stinger and that’s very good news.

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