off one's feed



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.
See also: feed, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KunibertKOO-nee-bert (German)German, Ancient Germanic
SuseZOO-zəGerman
Sudarshana-Indian, Hindi
Ffransis-Welsh
Tsiuri-Georgian
Benedyktabe-ne-DIK-tahPolish