Книга: Hyde Marie J «Bread Upon the Waters»

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• cast one's bread upon the waters — To be generous or charitable without expecting any reward • • • Main Entry: ↑bread * * * I do good without expecting gratitude or reward Origin: with biblical allusion to Eccles. 11:1 II see bread …   Useful english dictionary

• cast one's bread upon the waters — ► cast one s bread upon the waters do good without expecting gratitude or reward. [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to the Book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 11.] Main Entry: ↑bread …   English terms dictionary

• cast your bread upon the waters — cast/throw/your bread upon the waters phrase to do something good that gives you no benefit now but may give you some benefit in the future Thesaurus: to intend to do somethingsynonym Main entry: bread …   Useful english dictionary

• throw your bread upon the waters — cast/throw/your bread upon the waters phrase to do something good that gives you no benefit now but may give you some benefit in the future Thesaurus: to intend to do somethingsynonym Main entry: bread …   Useful english dictionary

• bread upon the waters — phrasal resources risked or charitable deeds performed without expectation of return …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bread upon the waters — phrasal : resources chanced or charitable deeds performed without expectation of return …   Useful english dictionary