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spoon-fed

[ spoon-fed ]

adjective

  1. fed with a spoon.
  2. treated with excessive solicitude; pampered.
  3. given no opportunity to act or think for oneself:

    Having always been spoon-fed, I couldn't meet the challenge of college.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spoon-fed1

First recorded in 1900–05
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The broadcasters are spoon-fed a talking point while noting that the Bears have lost nine games in a row, including all three under interim coach Thomas Brown.

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He believes viewers should be active participants and not just have everything spoon-fed to them.

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To put it another way, neither the state legislators nor the governors had to break a sweat to draft and enact these measures — they were spoon-fed the texts.

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At a scoop shop in downtown Manhattan, a large white poodle was spoon-fed what appeared to be vanilla ice cream.

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Sometimes, somebody comes on and they’re not an actor and are spoon-fed.

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