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sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage
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formal
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To give up an important, long-term right, privilege, inheritance, or principle in exchange for a small, short-term advantage or trivial gain.
To sacrifice something of lasting value for immediate but insignificant benefit.
Examples:
EN:
Doesn't want to sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage, does one?
ES:
Uno no quiere venderse por un plato de sopa, ¿verdad?
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