za miskę soczewicy

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Polish

Etymology

Literally, for a bowl of lentil , a reference to the Biblical character Esau, who sold his birthright for a meal of lentil stew (Genesis 25:29-34).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /za ˈmis.kɛ sɔ.t͡ʂɛˈvi.t͡sɘ/, (careful speech) /za ˈmis.kɛw̃ sɔ.t͡ʂɛˈvi.t͡sɘ/
  • Syllabification: za mis‧kę so‧cze‧wi‧cy

Adverb

za miskę soczewicy (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, literary) for a song, for a mess of pottage, very cheaply
    Synonyms: za grosze, za półdarmo, za bezcen
    • 2020 March 3, Antonio Scurati, M. Syn stulecia, Sonia Draga Sp. z o.o., →ISBN:
      Oddali rewolucję za miskę soczewicy. W całym tym zamęcie Mussolini nie wykonał żadnego ruchu. Burzył się, gestykulował, jeździł w różne miejsca, napisał kilka tekstów za i kilka przeciw, ale nie wykonał żadnego ruchu.
      They gave up the revolution for nothing. In all this confusion, Mussolini made no move. He agitated, he gesticulated, he travelled to different places, he wrote some texts for and some against, but he made no move at all

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