Oxford Dictionary English feed off phrasal verbphrasal verb Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsPhrasal Verbsfeed on/off something Add to my wordlistjump to other results1(of an animal) to eat something Butterflies feed on the flowers of garden plants.2(often disapproving) to become stronger because of something else Racism feeds on fear. He feeds off the work and reputation of others. oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com