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feed off

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feed off (of) something
to eat something in particular customarily. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) This creature feeds off fallen fruit. Mosquitoes seem to want to feed off of me!
See also: feed
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These people feed off of the negativity that they breed in others, they are prideful to a fault and will always try to make themselves feel better by making someone feel worse off.
What Is Self Esteem and How to Tackle Self Esteem Issues by Alvin Huang / Self Improvement community
As a short term measure we are asking people not to feed the ducks so that the rats are forced to feed off the traps.
Rat traps at popular beauty spot by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
We can feed off them and hopefully they feed off us.
Aussies will get up close and personal; Alex Felton by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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