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mess-of-pottage
释义
mess of pottage
in British English
a material gain involving the sacrifice of a higher value
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Examples of 'mess of pottage' in a sentence
mess of pottage
How do they concoct this mess of pottage?
Globe and Mail
(
2003
)
Our planning system is being sold off wholesale for a mess of pottage.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2009
)
This mess of pottage provision was defeated by a substantial majority, 232 votes to 178, at report stage.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2013
)
Definition of 'mess of pottage'
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how did it go?
how did she seem to you?
how did you come to meet him?
how did you do it?
how did you fare?
how did you get here?
howdie
how do
how does he compare with his predecessor?
how does this attitude express itself?
how do i go about doing this?
how do you do?
how-do-you-do
"how do you do?" — "how do you do?"
how do you mean
howdy
how d'ye do
how-d'ye-do
how-dye-do
howe
howe'er
howeer
howel dda
howells
however
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