off feed

off feed
or[off one's feed] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not feeling well; lacking in vitality; droopy; moody. * /Mary was worried; her canary was off feed./ * /Jerry seemed to be off his feed; he did not joke and laugh with the others./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • off\ feed — • off (one s) feed adj. phr. informal Not feeling well; lacking in vitality; droopy; moody. Mary was worried; her canary was off feed. Jerry seemed to be off his feed; he did not joke and laugh with the others …   Словарь американских идиом

  • off feed — or[off one s feed] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not feeling well; lacking in vitality; droopy; moody. * /Mary was worried; her canary was off feed./ * /Jerry seemed to be off his feed; he did not joke and laugh with the others./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • off\ one's\ feed — • off (one s) feed adj. phr. informal Not feeling well; lacking in vitality; droopy; moody. Mary was worried; her canary was off feed. Jerry seemed to be off his feed; he did not joke and laugh with the others …   Словарь американских идиом

  • feed — feed1 W2S1 [fi:d] v past tense and past participle fed [fed] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(give food)¦ 2¦(plant)¦ 3¦(animal/baby)¦ 4 well fed/under fed/poorly fed 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(supply something)¦ 7¦(put something into something)¦ 8¦(increase emotion)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • feed — I UK [fiːd] / US [fɪd] verb Word forms feed : present tense I/you/we/they feed he/she/it feeds present participle feeding past tense fed UK [fed] / US past participle fed *** 1) [transitive] to give food to a person or an animal We ve been… …   English dictionary

  • feed — See: BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CHICKEN FEED, OFF FEED or OFF ONE S FEED, SPOON FEED …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • feed — See: BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CHICKEN FEED, OFF FEED or OFF ONE S FEED, SPOON FEED …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • feed — See: bite the hand that feeds one, chicken feed, off feed or off one s feed, spoon feed …   Словарь американских идиом

  • feed-back — [ fidbak ] n. m. inv. • 1950; mot angl., de to feed « nourrir » et back « en retour » ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Automat. Réglage des causes par les effets. ⇒ contre réaction, rétroaction. Par ext. Dans un processus, Modification de ce qui précède par ce qui… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • feed — [fēd] vt. fed, feeding [ME feden < OE fedan < base of foda, FOOD] 1. to give food to; provide food for 2. a) to provide as food [to feed oats to horses] b) to serve as food for …   English World dictionary

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