English Explanatory Dictionary

feed a cold, starve a fever

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Expressing the common belief that eating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.

Word forms

feed a cold, starve a fever

Etymology

An old wives' tale that dates back to 1574 from the original "Fasting is a great remedie of fever."

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