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spoon-feed

[spoon-feed, -feed] / ˈspunˈfid, -ˌfid /


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He was not going to spoon-feed that to us.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2023

“One day, Demi came in with this idea like, ‘I can’t spoon-feed you anymore.’

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2022

"I wanted someone to spoon-feed me information in a format that was easy."

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2021

The show’s smartest decision, other than Byrne’s casting, may be its tendency to evoke rather than spoon-feed.

From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2021

We must spoon-feed it, and nice nights that will give me!

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 430 Volume 17, New Series, March 27, 1852 by Chambers, William