"my kingdom for a horse" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-my kingdom for a horse.wav
Etymology: From William Shakespeare's Richard III (written c. 1593; published 1597), Act V, scene iv (spelling modernized): "A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse." Etymology templates: {{circa2|1593|short=1}} c. 1593, {{nb...|Containing, His Treacherous Plots against His Brother Clarence: The Pittiefull Murther of His Iunocent 􂀿sic􂁀 Nephewes: His Tyrannicall Vsurpation: With the Whole Course of His Detested Life, and Most Deserued Death. As it hath beene Lately Acted by the Right Honourable the Lord Chamberlaine His Seruants.}} […], {{nb...|dwelling in Paules Chuch-yard 􂀿sic􂁀, at the signe of the Angell.}} […], {{circa2|1593|short=1}} c. 1593 Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} my kingdom for a horse
  1. The speaker is willing to sacrifice anything to obtain a seemingly unimportant item that is invaluable at a critical moment. Wikipedia link: William Shakespeare Related terms: sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage Translations (willingness to sacrifice anything for something previously unimportant): mit kongerige for en hest (Danish), myydä esikoisoikeutensa hernerokasta [verb] (Finnish), valtakunta hevosesta (Finnish), mon royaume pour un cheval (French), αντί πινακίου φακής (antí pinakíou fakís) (Greek), królestwo za konia (Polish)
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