off one's feed

Have no desire to eat, have lost one's appetite, as in Even though Mom's gone only for a week, her absence puts Dad off his feed. Originating in the early 1800s and first used only for animals, this colloquial term later was applied to humans as well.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pancho	PAHN-cho	Spanish
Anstie	['ænsti]
Raniya	-	Arabic
Batbayar	-	Mongolian
Iseut	-	Medieval English
Alfredo	ahl-FRE-do (Italian), ahl-FRE-dho (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese