- sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage
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To make an unfavorable exchange, especially of something of great, but deferred value for something of very low, but immediate value.
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Mess of pottage — The phrase mess of pottage means something of little value, with a pottage being a type of soup. Though it can appear in general use, it is usually associated with the exchange by Esau of his birthright for a meal of lentil stew, as described in… … Wikipedia
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