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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something than to do it for them.Rate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.Rate it:

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queer as a clockwork orangeStrange, odd, unusual.Rate it:

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like clockworkWith perfect regularity and precision; faultless.Rate it:

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queer as a clockwork orangeUnusually camp, unusually homosexual.Rate it:

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Chicken FeedVery small amount of money that is not enough to manage a living or scarce piece of information or clueRate it:

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chicken feedA very small or insignificant quantity, especially of money.Rate it:

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chicken feedFood given to poultry.Rate it:

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don't feed the trollSaid to urge another not to respond to disruptive attention-seeking behavior, particularly in online contexts, by pointing out any such response is likely to be counterproductive.Rate it:

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feed a cold, starve a feverEating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.Rate it:

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feed intoTo be a tributary of another river or waterway.Rate it:

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feed offto get stimulus from (an external object)Rate it:

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feed offTo consume as part of a dietRate it:

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feed one's faceTo eat.Rate it:

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feed out ofTo feed from.Rate it:

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feed the dragonTo the People's Republic of China.Rate it:

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feed the dragonTo buy or sell products labeled as "Made in China.".Rate it:

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feed upTo feed until they are at a healthy weight.Rate it:

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force feedmake someone eatRate it:

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off one's feedNot eating normally.Rate it:

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off one's feedRather unwell, especially with a reduced or altered appetite; somewhat disoriented or disconcerted.Rate it:

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suck hind titTo feed from an inferior source of food.Rate it:

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cela arrive comme mars en carêmeThat comes regularly, like clockwork.Rate it:

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chicken scratchChicken feed consisting of random mixed grains such as corn, wheat, barley, sorghum and milling by-products.Rate it:

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DFTTInitialism of don't feed the troll.Rate it:

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DNFTTInitialism of do not feed the troll.Rate it:

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give a man a fishShortened form of give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeRate it:

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granaryA storage facility for grain or sometimes animal feed.Rate it:

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il est réglé comme un papier de musiqueHe is as regular as clockwork.Rate it:

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make hayTo cut grass to turn into hay for animal feed.Rate it:

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pascere gregemto feed a flock (of goats).Rate it:

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