eieren voor zijn geld kiezen

== Dutch == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈɛi̯.ə.rə(n) voːr zɛi̯n ˈɣɛlt ˈki.zə(n)/ === Verb === eieren voor zijn geld kiezen (intransitive, idiomatic) to compromise, (out of necessity) to take less than one expected or wanted ==== Conjugation ====