Successful people often give back to their local community.
give back
idiomTo contribute money, goods, or, especially, services for charitable purposes, as if in return for one's own success.
After selling his company, he decided to give back by funding scholarships for students in need.
Having achieved significant professional success, she felt a moral obligation to give back to the society that had fostered her early growth.
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all the way to Egery and back
The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.
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back down
To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously had, or has planned to have.
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back forty
The most remote or inaccessible part of any place.
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back gammon player
A person, chiefly a homosexual, who has anal sex.
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back in the game
Having recovered from a disadvantageous position.
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back into
To advance to the post-season as a result of another team's loss, especially where one's own team has also lost.
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back of one's hand
A display of disrespect or scorn.
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back off
To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.