دیکشنری فارسی

mess of pottage

ریشه و کاربرد

ریشه

From the biblical story of Esau selling his birthright for a bowl of lentil stew.

مثال

  • He traded a valuable antique for a mess of pottage.
  • Don't exchange your dreams for a mess of pottage.
  • She regretted selling her car for a mess of pottage.

تعریف انگلیسی

noun
  1. anything of trivial value “Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a mess of pottage”

همین دیکشنری روی گوشی

همهٔ ۲۹۱٬۲۱۲ واژه، بدون نیاز به اینترنت.

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