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sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage
Verb
Japanese Meaning
本来ならはるかに価値のあるものを、目先の取るに足らないものと交換してしまうこと。 / 将来の大きな利益や価値を持つべきものを、即座に得られるわずかな利益のために失う行為。 / 長期的に見れば極めて不利な交換をしてしまうこと。
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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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sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage
To sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage is to trade a valuable future for a trivial immediate gain, and many who do so later regret it.
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To sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage is to trade a valuable future for a trivial immediate gain, and many who do so later regret it.
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