loaves and fishes



loaves and fishes

Tangible benefits or rewards, especially when they serve as one's motivation for action. The phrase refers to the Bible story in which Jesus blesses a small amount of fish and loaves of bread, resulting in the disciples having enough food to distribute to thousands of people. Paul hasn't helped us with this project at all, but you know he'll be there for the loaves and fishes if we win the contest!
See also: and, Fishes

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Stefanoste-FAH-noItalian
HỒNg-Vietnamese
Zan-Chinese
TlalocTLAH-lokAztec and Toltec Mythology
Lorin-English
Terrell['terəl]