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give a man a fish

give a man a fish is the ellipsis of give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.

Questions about give a man a fish

What is give a man a fish the ellipsis of?
Give a man a fish is the ellipsis of give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.

Words near give a man a fish in the dictionary

  1. give a hundred percent
  2. give a jackstraw
  3. give a knee
  4. give a light
  5. give a loose
  6. give a man a fish
  7. give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
  8. give a monkey's
  9. give a rat's arse
  10. give a rat's ass
  11. give a rats

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