cast one's bread upon the waters (English, verb)
expansion: cast one's bread upon the waters (third-person singular simple present casts one's bread upon the waters, present participle casting one's bread upon the waters, simple past and past participle cast one's bread upon the waters)
Senses:
glosses: To perform a kind deed or favor without the motivation of any potential reward or benefit to oneself.
tags: historical
idiomatic
obsolete
Forms:
form: casts one's bread upon the waters
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: casting one's bread upon the waters
tags: participle
present
form: cast one's bread upon the waters
tags: participle
past
form: cast one's bread upon the waters
tags: past