Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

enjoy mixed fortunes

English answer:

Various degrees of success

Added to glossary by DehaCeviri
Dec 15, 2022 12:10
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English term

enjoy mixed fortunes

COVID-19 Non-PRO English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
Largest reinsurers enjoy mixed fortunes in 2022. (They enjoyed robust premium growth and generally strong underwriting results during 2022)
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Dec 16, 2022 05:00: Edith Kelly changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

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Non-PRO (3): Chris Says Bye, Daryo, Edith Kelly

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Various degrees of success

Collins dictionary says that this expressions refers to the extent to which someone or something is successful
Example sentence:

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/mixed-fortunes

Peer comment(s):

agree AllegroTrans : Daryo: "enjoy" also has a "neutral" meaning - virtually "encounter/see"
10 mins
agree FPC
22 mins
agree Chris Says Bye
58 mins
agree philgoddard : It should really say experienced, not enjoyed, since some presumably didn't do well.
1 hr
agree Clauwolf
2 hrs
agree Daryo : although to "enjoy" mixed fortunes sounds a bit ironic / mocking - as a simple neutral statement of fact it would be "experienced", unless it's a mixture of "just OK" and "excellent" results.
4 hrs
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