Care and feeding and Ruin

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Care and feeding noun - The act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition.

Usage example: devotes too much time to the care and feeding of her buggy computer

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Ruin is an antonym for care and feeding.

Ruin noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.

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Care and feeding is an antonym for ruin.

Nearby Words: ruined, ruination, ruinous, ruining, ruinously

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