a mess of pottage
Definition of a mess of pottage
old-fashioned
: something that has little or no value They sold/traded their birthright for a mess of pottage.
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messplay
: a quantity of food:
: food set on a table at one time
: a prepared dish of soft food
: to provide with meals at a mess
: to make dirty or untidy : disarrange
: to mix up : bungle
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