English Dictionary

shit sandwich

名詞

くだけた表現 卑語

(informal, vulgar) Something highly undesirable made triflingly more palatable by attempting to surround it with more tolerable things.

日本語の意味

非常に好ましくないものや状況を、表面上は少しましかなものに見せるため、より受け入れやすい要素で挟み込む例え表現。 / 極めて不快なものが、わずかに受け入れ可能に装われる状態や現象を指す俗語表現。

After the merger announcement, the employees realized management had handed them a real shit sandwich: a round of layoffs wrapped in a small pay raise and vague promises.

合併発表の後、従業員たちは、経営陣が小さな特典で取り繕った、どうしようもなく最悪な事態を押し付けたと悟った。つまり、人員削減を小さな賃上げと漠然とした約束で包んだのだ。

意味（1）

(informal, vulgar) Something highly undesirable made triflingly more palatable by attempting to surround it with more tolerable things.

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.

shit sandwiches （ plural ）