to snowplow
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6.5
- verb
- /ˈsnoʊplaʊ/
- Literature
:
allanar el camino (a)
- She doesn't want to snowplow her kids too much.
Examples
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Parents often snowplow their children's lives to protect them.
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Parents often snowplow their children's lives, removing any challenges that might teach them valuable lessons.
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Some parents snowplow their children's lives, making sure they never face any real challenges.
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She realized she had snowplowed every difficulty out of her son's way, leaving him unprepared for adulthood.
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Teachers sometimes notice when families snowplow obstacles for students instead of letting them solve problems themselves.
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She doesn't want her kids to struggle, so she tends to snowplow their paths through school and friendships.
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Many guardians believe that snowplowing can help their children achieve success without facing failures.
Compounds
- Literature
A parent who removes problems so their child becomes too dependent on them
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the verb snowplow in family talk is to imagine a plow clearing everything from a child's path so they meet no problems. That image explains why to snowplow someone is to remove difficulties for them instead of letting them learn from trouble.