feed (up)on someone or something

feed (up)on someone or something
feed (up)on someone or something
to eat someone or something. (

Upon

is formal and less commonly used than

on

.) •

They say that some Bengal tigers feed upon people.

They feed on anything that moves.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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