spoon-feed someone (to) [exp]

Meaning:

• to let someone know something slowly and carefully.
• to give information to a person about something gradually.

Examples:

1. There is a lot of complex information about this project. You need to spoon-feed us.
2. You won’t succeed in this job if you expect to be spoon-fed every task.
3. I can explain the project, but I’m not here to spoon-feed you through every step.
4. Stop spoon-feeding him excuses; he needs to take responsibility.
5. She doesn’t want to be spoon-fed advice; she prefers to figure things out herself.
6. He was spoon-fed the job by his connections, but he didn’t earn it.
7. Teachers should guide students rather than spoon-feed them every answer.
8. He struggled in college because he was used to being spoon-fed in high school.
9. The professor refused to spoon-feed the students; they had to do their own research.
10. I don’t want to spoon-feed you the answers; you need to figure it out yourself.