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you deserve a mess of cabbage
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What is the meaning of that phrase?
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'A mess of cabbage' is a stew or soup of cabbage, a meal only for the poorest of people. Where have you heard the phrase?
The familiar phrase is a 'mess of pottage'. That phrase comes from a chapter heading in an early translation of the bible: it is not found in the text itself . Chapter 25 v29-34 of Genesis describes how Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for red pottage. Esau thought himself near to death and was tired and hungry, so valued the lentil soup ( red pottage), worth nothing, more than the birthright. That familiar phrase is used to mean something of little value.
The phrase you have seems to be an alternative using 'cabbage' for 'pottage' and means: 'You deserve very little' (It may be being used ironically and humorously, of course, the speaker meaning that you deserve a big reward )
The familiar phrase is a 'mess of pottage'. That phrase comes from a chapter heading in an early translation of the bible: it is not found in the text itself . Chapter 25 v29-34 of Genesis describes how Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for red pottage. Esau thought himself near to death and was tired and hungry, so valued the lentil soup ( red pottage), worth nothing, more than the birthright. That familiar phrase is used to mean something of little value.
The phrase you have seems to be an alternative using 'cabbage' for 'pottage' and means: 'You deserve very little' (It may be being used ironically and humorously, of course, the speaker meaning that you deserve a big reward )
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