feeding frenzy | Idiomator

Meaning: A wild,turbulentsituation in whichmultiplesharksor otherpredatoryfish attack one or moreediblecreaturessimultaneously, incompetitionwith each other.When the terrified, bleeding cow was washed overboard into the river, the hungry piranhas entered afeeding frenzy, turning the water red with blood.; (idiomatic,by extension)Avoraciouscompetitionamong would-bepurchasers, etc. forlimitedresources.The manager hesitated to open the doors to the thronging holiday crowds, knowing that afeeding frenzywould soon ensue near the display of coveted toys.; (informal)An event in which participants erratically grab and eat food.Karen's new students thought treat day was afeeding frenzyandhordedthe snack table.

Examples:

EN: We went divin' off the coral reef. Oh, right. That was the day we saw that shark feeding frenzy.
ES: Eso fue justo antes de ir a bucear en la barrera de coral.
EN: -A media feeding frenzy.
ES: -Otra locura de la prensa.
EN: The press would have a feeding frenzy.
ES: La prensa se cebaría.
EN: A bunch of your neanderthals crushing bones every Saturday night so that the male ego can go on another feeding frenzy, or my students getting their young minds nourished, learning to draw on the past so that maybe we can develop a more humane future.
ES: ¿ Un grupo de neandertales rompiendo huesos cada sábado por Ia noche para que eI ego masculino pueda pegarse otro atracón? ¿ O que mis alumnos aIimenten sus mentes jóvenes y aprendan a aprovechar el pasado para crear un futuro mejor?
EN: - It'll be a feeding frenzy.
ES: - Nos enloquecerán.
EN: Like sharks in a feeding frenzy, you just tore each other apart.
ES: Como tiburones en un frenesí, se destrozaron el uno al otro.
EN: - They're going into a feeding frenzy!
ES: - Están en un frenesí alimenticio.
EN: If this hits the press you'll have a feeding frenzy on your hands.
ES: Si esto llega a la prensa, generarás una locura colectiva.
EN: Speaking for many of our colleagues who are in a feeding frenzy to interview her where is Darby Shaw?
ES: Hablando por muchos de nuestros colegas quienes están en una loca carrera para entrevistarla ¿donde está Darby Shaw?
EN: That's also a question for Darby Shaw. But she's not available to answer questions until the feeding frenzy stops.
ES: Esa también es una pregunta para Darby Shaw, pero ella no está disponible para responder preguntas hasta que esa loca carrera pare.
EN: - What was it, a feeding frenzy?
ES: - ¿Fue un frenesí alimenticio?
EN: They're like sharks in a feeding frenzy.
ES: Como tiburones alimentándose.
EN: It'll have those P.I. Lawyers in a feeding frenzy.
ES: Pero un torpedo lanzado desde un submarino de la Marina... pondrá frenéticos a los abogados de las aseguradoras.
EN: you can take this election. But your brother is creating his own media feeding frenzy and all of it is negative!
ES: Al, puedes ganar las elecciones, pero tu hermano está provocando una oleada de titulares negativos.
EN: The press is in a feeding frenzy about the hijacking.
ES: La prensa está enloquecida con el secuestro.

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