2009年2月24日 星期二

feed off/on sth, feed on each other, feed one's face

Twin Crises Feed the Spiral
Bernanke held out hope for an economic recovery by 2010, but new signs emerged that the recession and financial crisis are feeding on each other.

feed one's face
Also, stuff one's face. Eat greedily, overeat, as in When Dave comes home he's apt to feed his face, or She won't lose any weight if she keeps stuffing her face like that. [Slang; c. 1900]

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feed off/on sth phrasal verb
to increase because of something, or to use something to succeed or get advantages:
Fascism feeds off poverty.




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