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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Our energy in the dugout was kind of feeding off that. —

Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024 Less variation within a population means greater susceptibility to pests, pathogens, disasters, and these two forces feed off of each other, with forest cover loss driving biodiversity loss, leading to poor resilience and further forest loss. —

John Werner, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024 On a good day, those where Postecoglou’s Spurs were at their intense, expansive best, the crowd and the players would feed off each other’s energy. —

Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025 Bugs, varmints and other critters cannot feed off it. —

Don Magruder, The Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for feed off