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sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage English

Meaning sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage meaning

What does sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage mean?

sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage verb

— To make an unfavorable exchange, especially of something of great, but deferred value for something of very low, but immediate value.

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