feed off
phrasal verb
fed off; feeding off; feeds off
: to gain strength, energy, or support from (something)
She fed off the crowd's enthusiasm.
His anger fed off his jealousy.
We are able to feed off each other's ideas.
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Bugs, varmints and other critters cannot feed off it.
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Don Magruder, The Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2024
Since the start of the 20th century, generations of musicians have fed off the confluence of American and Latin brass, producing a style equal parts Count Basie, Pérez Prado and José Alfredo Jímenez.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Sep. 2024
And as with so many other conflicts, the extremes—ostensibly in opposition—feed off each other.
—Arianna Huffington, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Again slogan fed off the increasingly prevalent idea that America's best days are in its past, but Democratic voters in a post-election YouGov/CBS News poll are now much more likely to agree with that sentiment than Republicans.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Don Magruder, The Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2024
Since the start of the 20th century, generations of musicians have fed off the confluence of American and Latin brass, producing a style equal parts Count Basie, Pérez Prado and José Alfredo Jímenez.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Sep. 2024
And as with so many other conflicts, the extremes—ostensibly in opposition—feed off each other.
—Arianna Huffington, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Again slogan fed off the increasingly prevalent idea that America's best days are in its past, but Democratic voters in a post-election YouGov/CBS News poll are now much more likely to agree with that sentiment than Republicans.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Feed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feed%20off. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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