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Feed a cold and starve a fever
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
Prov. You should feed someone who has a cold, and withhold food from someone who has a fever.; (or, interpreted differently) If you feed someone who has a cold, that will ward off a fever. Jill: I don't feel like going out to lunch with you. I have a cold. Jane: All the more reason you should get something to eat. Feed a cold and starve a fever, you know.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Franci | | - | Hungarian |
| Joo-Won | | joo-won | Korean |
| Daly | | DAY-lee | Irish, English (Rare) |
| Sem | | SEM (Dutch) | Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Dutch |
| Andronikos | | - | Ancient Greek |
| Spencer | | ['spensə] | |