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Mia Le
2021-03-14 08:03
Feeding frenzy noun phrase informal
Used to describe a situation in which a group of people try hard to get the same thing. This expression is often applied to journalism, in a situation in which many reporters are chasing the same news story.
Jane's wedding sparked off a feeding frenzy for her friends because no one knows about her husband.
To be more popular in the media, some actors try to create a feeding frenzy with scandals. However, it's a double- edge sword.
Used to describe a situation in which a group of predatory animals attack on prey aggressively
The feeding frenzy happens while sharks are surrounding a small whale to enjoy their meal.
A horse was died after the feeding frenzy of the tigers
A small flying insect that sucks the blood of people and animals; a mosquito
'Feeding frenzy' is a noun phrase, therefore, it often goes with some articles as 'a' and 'the'. It can function as a subject, an object, or a complement within a sentence.
Literal meaning of the term feeding frenzy is an aggressive attack by a predator. Especially used for the sharks as the tiger shark, hammerhead shark, mako shark, and great white shark.
"This literal meaning began to use widely in the mid-twentieth century. Within twenty years the expression feeding frenzy took on a figurative meaning. As an idiom, feeding frenzy is often applied to journalism, in a situation in which many reporters are chasing the same news story. "
Do you see anything wrong?
People tend to like forbidden or illegal things just because they are forbidden or illegal.
He must have believed that stolen fruit is the sweetest, and he, therefore, cheated on his partner.
