eieren voor zijn geld kiezen
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[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, idiomatic) to compromise, (out of necessity) to take less than one expected or wanted
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of eieren voor zijn geld kiezen: see kiezen.