spoon-feed
gb/spˈun fˈid/ us/spˈun fˈid/
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Give too much help or information
To give someone everything they need, like answers or instructions, so they do not have to think or make any effort by themselves.
Voorbeelden
- The teacher refused to spoon-feed the students the answers before the exam.
- If you keep spoon-feeding him information, he’ll never learn to research on his own.
- The manual doesn’t exactly spoon-feed you, but it has enough detail to get you started.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
spoon-feed
IPA
GB/spˈun fˈid/
US/spˈun fˈid/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
spoon - feed (2 lettergrepen)
Stress on 1st syllable (spoon)
Woordvormen
Noun
- Base: spoon-feed
- Plural: spoon-feeds
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