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.

Examples of feed off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The question whether a company’s GHG emissions or climate risk are material enough to be disclosed (or, if indubitably material, have been disclosed enough) will offer rich pickings for activists and the lawyers who feed off them. —The Editors, National Review, 11 Mar. 2024

Caroline Polachek is a performer who feeds off contrasts. —Alice Newbold, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2024

Athenian jumped out to a 9-1 lead, feeding off its own crowd’s energy. —Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024

Right-wing creators feed off each other in a crushing hate pipeline that churns trans danger into dollars. —Jeffrey Marsh, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2024

Everyone was feeding off the new irritant the team had just acquired at the trade deadline. —Brian Sampson, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024

After watching a pod of dolphins feeding off the coast of California, tourists aboard Dana Wharf Whale Watch’s Ocean Adventures boat were heading back to shore. —Moira Ritter, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2024

The environment should be just as rocking , and the Lions will feed off that. —Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024

Kansas seems to find a way to feed off the crowd to win home games. —David Smale, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024