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"etymology_text": "From William Shakespeare's Richard III (1593), Act V, Scene IV: \"A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!\"",
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"word": "sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "willingness to sacrifice anything for something previously unimportant",
"word": "mit kongerige for en hest"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "willingness to sacrifice anything for something previously unimportant",
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"word": "myydä esikoisoikeutensa hernerokasta"
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"sense": "willingness to sacrifice anything for something previously unimportant",
"word": "valtakunta hevosesta"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "willingness to sacrifice anything for something previously unimportant",
"word": "mon royaume pour un cheval"
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"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "antí pinakíou fakís",
"sense": "willingness to sacrifice anything for something previously unimportant",
"word": "αντί πινακίου φακής"
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"sense": "willingness to sacrifice anything for something previously unimportant",
"word": "królestwo za konia"
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"word": "mit kongerige for en hest"
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"sense": "willingness to sacrifice anything for something previously unimportant",
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"word": "myydä esikoisoikeutensa hernerokasta"
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"word": "valtakunta hevosesta"
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"sense": "willingness to sacrifice anything for something previously unimportant",
"word": "mon royaume pour un cheval"
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"sense": "willingness to sacrifice anything for something previously unimportant",
"word": "αντί πινακίου φακής"
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "willingness to sacrifice anything for something previously unimportant",
"word": "królestwo za konia"
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