English Reference

Idiom

feeding frenzy

Meaning

A voracious competition among would-be purchasers, etc. for limited resources.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“The sale caused a feeding frenzy at the store.”

“When the company announced the limited edition sneakers, a feeding frenzy broke out among the collectors waiting online.”

“The sudden availability of the rare property sparked a feeding frenzy among investors, who scrambled to submit their highest bids before the deadline.”

Examples

simple

“The sale caused a feeding frenzy at the store.”

contextual

“When the company announced the limited edition sneakers, a feeding frenzy broke out among the collectors waiting online.”

complex

“The sudden availability of the rare property sparked a feeding frenzy among investors, who scrambled to submit their highest bids before the deadline.”

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