Meaning of gift that keeps on giving | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Something with continuous (typically positive) consequences.
   idiomatic
2. A sexually transmitted disease.
   slang

Examples

“She fell for his soulful tenor playing, so she gave him the gift that keeps on giving — the clap.”

“Plus, there's about a 25% chance that you now have the gift that keeps on giving, an STD.”

“Maybe I was lucky that we did not get together, who knows, maybe she would have given me the gift that keeps on giving.”

““You gave me the gift that keeps on giving!” […] “The old man gave Sebastian herpes!””

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