English / idiom
Give a Man a Fish
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To offer short-term material charity that addresses an immediate symptom without cultivating independence.
In context
01
Merely seeking to give a man a fish may relieve today's hunger, but it leaves tomorrow's hardship unresolved.
02
As the community leader aged, his philosophy moved away from the urge to simply give a man a fish.
Synonyms
provide temporary relief,offer handouts,spoon-feed
Antonyms
empower,build capacity,foster self-reliance
Collocations
not enough to give a man a fish,simply give a man a fish,choose to give a man a fish