单词 | mess of pottage |
释义 | mess of pottage (once / 31858 pages) n WORD FAMILY mess of pottage: messes of pottage USAGE EXAMPLESFor the sake of partisanship — for a mess of pottage — some conservatives are surrendering their identity. Washington Post(May 16, 2016) The tarnished mirror reflects instead just a constitutional mess of pottage. BBC(Oct 29, 2015) Democrats showed in 2013 their willingness to trash Senate procedure for a mess of pottage — three judges on one court. Washington Post(Feb 19, 2015) n anything of trivial value Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a mess of pottage Hyper economic value, value the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else |
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