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单词
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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to feel obliged to do sth
to feel off-colour
to feel or be chilly
to feel or be easy about sth
to feel out of place
to feel queasy
to feel rotten
to feel rough
to feel sick
to feel something in your bones in o's bones
to feel sorry for sb
to feel that ...
to feel the cold/the heat
to feel the need to do sth
to feel the pinch
to feel unwelcome
to feel up to sth/to doing sth
to feel your oats
to fend for o.s.
to ferry sth/sb across or over
to fetch a gutzer
to fetch sth for sb, fetch sb sth
to feud with sb
toff
toffee
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