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. "
The similarity between the children and their parents
I looked at my father's eyes, then looked at my eyes. I thought the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.