Pulling a Danish Gambit

Pulling a Danish Gambit is a term that broadly means sacrificing something or someone for personal gain; Typically something that is not equal to what was sacrificed.

The "Danish Gambit" in the term references to the chess opening called "Danish Gambit", where white sacrifices two pawns for quicker development of his other chess pieces

- "Michael just broke his foot for 5 dollars because of a bet"
- "Why is he pulling a danish gambit like that?"