off one's feed
Not eating normallyNot eating normally.
» He can't keep selling off Dad's lands to feed the family.
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2 sensesNot eating normally.
(idiomatic)Rather unwell, especially with a reduced or altered appetite; somewhat disoriented or disconcerted.
Examples
1 sentencesHe can't keep selling off Dad's lands to feed the family.
Synonyms
3 synonymsrather unwell:out of sortsunder the weather
in veterinary medicine, of an animal:inappetent
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.