HyperDic: mess_of_pottage

English > 1 sense of the expression mess of pottage:
NOUNpossessionmess of pottageanything of trivial value
English > mess of pottage: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
MeaningAnything of trivial value.
Example"Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a mess of pottage"
Broadervalue, economic valueThe amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else

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