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eaten bread is soon forgotten

eaten bread is soon forgotten proverb: kind deeds or favors are often forgotten by the beneficiary once they have been performed.

Proverb

eaten bread is soon forgotten

  1. (Ireland) Kind deeds or favors are often forgotten by the beneficiary once they have been performed.
    • Promised increases in productivity following previous pay rises never materialised -- as eaten bread is soon forgotten -- but we'll be paying for the crumbs for a long time to come.2008 July 6, Ciara Kelly, “We're paying the price of union power”, in Irish Independent
    • Eaten bread is soon forgotten, as we do seem to quickly forget the immense funding we did receive from the EEC and then the EU over 30 years, culminating in almost IR£1bn in the late 1990s, under Albert Reynolds's time as Taoiseach.2011 August 13, Mary Sullivan, “We must live on less, but can our TDs?”, in Irish Independent

Questions about eaten bread is soon forgotten

What does eaten bread is soon forgotten mean?
Eaten bread is soon forgotten means kind deeds or favors are often forgotten by the beneficiary once they have been performed.
What part of speech is eaten bread is soon forgotten?
Eaten bread is soon forgotten is a proverb.

Words near eaten bread is soon forgotten in the dictionary

  1. eaten ass
  2. eaten away
  3. eaten away at
  4. eaten beaver
  5. eaten boiled crow
  6. eaten bread is soon forgotten
  7. eaten cookie
  8. eaten crow
  9. eaten cunt
  10. eaten dirt
  11. eaten down

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