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feeding frenzy

–noun
Slang. a ruthless attack on or exploitation of someone esp. by the media.

Origin:
1985–90
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feed·ing frenzy   (fē'dĭng)
n.  
  1. A period of intense or excited feeding, as by sharks.

  2. Excited activity by a group, especially around a focal point: "The media swirled and boiled around the newlyweds in a kind of all-out feeding frenzy" (James Kaplan).

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