"mess of pottage" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-mess of pottage.ogg [Australia] Forms: messes of pottage [plural]
Etymology: See sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage. Etymology templates: {{m|en|sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage}} sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage Head templates: {{en-noun|messes of pottage}} mess of pottage (plural messes of pottage)
  1. (idiomatic) Something of trivial value, especially of immediate value. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage
    Sense id: en-mess_of_pottage-en-noun-FwqM1Kbo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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