Cast bread upon the waters
cast (one's) bread upon the waters
Do good deeds without being motivated by a potential reward. Maia left her high-powered accounting job to cast her bread upon the waters and care for her mother.
See also: bread, cast, upon, water
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Cast one's bread upon the waters.
Prov. Act generous because you feel it is right and not because you expect a reward. (Biblical.) Joseph is casting his bread upon the waters, supporting Bob while he works on his novel Cast your bread upon the waters; make a generous contribution to our cause.
See also: bread, cast, upon, water
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- cast (one's) bread upon the waters
- cast your bread upon the waters
- cast one's bread upon the waters, to
- desert and reward seldom keep company
- reward
- come from a good place
- go to (one's) reward
- go to reward
- go to your reward
- punch a hole in