boon or bane

boon or bane

Something that be may either good or bad, depending on context. All this work could be either boon or bane—we'll find out once we see if the workers can keep up with it all. Residents in the region are still waiting to find out if the new tax proposal will prove boon or bane.
See also: bane, boon
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a boon or a bane
  • make or break
  • make or break, to
  • mar
  • knock one out
  • Dutchman
  • Flying Dutchman
  • beat (something) out of (someone or something)
  • across the pond
  • a real doozy