Give Back

🗓️ Idiom: Give Back

💬 Meaning

• Return help, support, or value to a group, community, or society.
• Contribute time, money, or effort to help others, especially after receiving success or benefits.

🧠 Example Sentences

• The company gives back by funding clean water projects.
• Many successful entrepreneurs choose to give back to their local communities.
• As part of our CSR program, we give back through volunteering and donations.

🏛️ Origin

This idiom developed in American English in the mid-1900s. It began as a way to describe returning value to society, especially through charity or community service. It is now commonly used in business and nonprofit contexts.

📝 Practice Exercises

1. Fill in the blank:
Our company wants to ________ by supporting local education programs.

2. Multiple choice:
What does “give back” mean?
a) Take more from others
b) Return support or help
c) Sell company products

3. Rewrite the sentence:
“The business helps the community as a way to show thanks.”

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