expression
cast aside one's beliefs; abandon one's principles
Archaic expression meaning to compromise or abandon one's deeply held beliefs or doctrines. Not used in modern Japanese; found only in classical texts.
古典では「己を枉ぐ」という表現が、信念を曲げることを意味する。
In classical texts, the expression 己を枉ぐ means to bend one's convictions.