mess of pottage

Noun

Meaning

anything of trivial value

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

dish of lentils plate of lentils

Hypernyms

value economic value

Examples

Men and women who sell their birthright for a mess of pottage will tell you that their demise began with something small, with some seemingly insignificant breach of integrity that escalated. The little things do matter. It is not possible to profess righteousness while flirting with sin. Sheri L. Dew

Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a mess of pottage Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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