eieren voor zijn geld kiezen
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “to choose eggs for [in stead of] one money”, meaning to accept something less valuable as payment instead of risking not getting any payment at all.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
- (intransitive) to compromise, (out of necessity) to take less than one expected or wanted
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of eieren voor zijn geld kiezen: see kiezen.