Joseph is casting his bread upon the waters, supporting Bob while he works on his novel.
•Cast your bread upon the waters; make a generous contribution to our cause.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 one's bread upon the waters — do good without expecting gratitude or reward. [with biblical allusion to Eccles. 11:1.] → bread … English new terms dictionary
bread — ► NOUN 1) food made of flour, water, and yeast mixed together and baked. 2) informal money. ● bread and butter Cf. ↑bread and butter ● bread and circuses Cf. ↑bread and circuses … English terms dictionary
bread — [bred] n. [ME bred < OE bread, crumb, morsel < IE * bhreu , var. of * bhereu , to ferment < base * bher , well up, seethe > BREW, BURN1, L fervere, to boil] 1. a) a food baked from a leavened, kneaded dough made with flour or meal,… … English World dictionary
bread — /brɛd / (say bred) noun 1. a food made of flour or meal, milk or water, etc., made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or the like, and baked. 2. food or sustenance; livelihood: to earn one s bread. 3. Ecclesiastical the wafer or bread… …
bread — breadless, adj. breadlessness, n. /bred/, n. 1. a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked. 2. food or sustenance; livelihood … Universalium
cast — v. & n. v. (past and past part. cast) 1 tr. throw, esp. deliberately or forcefully. 2 tr. (often foll. by on, over) a direct or cause to fall (one s eyes, a glance, light, a shadow, a spell, etc.). b express (doubts, aspersions, etc.). 3 tr.… … Useful english dictionary
bread — n. & v. n. 1 baked dough made of flour usu. leavened with yeast and moistened, eaten as a staple food. 2 a necessary food. b (also daily bread) one s livelihood. 3 sl. money. v.tr. coat with breadcrumbs for cooking. Phrases and idioms: bread and… … Useful english dictionary
bread — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. staff of life; white, rye, pumpernickel, sourdough, whole wheat, etc. bread; slang, money. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Grain product] Syn. loaf, baked goods, the staff of life. Types of bread include:… … English dictionary for students
bread — noun 1》 food made of flour, water, and yeast mixed together and baked. 2》 informal money. Phrases bread and butter a person s livelihood or main source of income. bread and circuses entertainment or political policies intended to keep the masses… … English new terms dictionary
