what does this expression really mean?!


Question: What does this expression really mean?
"starve a cold, feed a fever." that's an expression, right? does that literally mean you stop eating when you get a cold? or stop eating certain things? or what?

Answers:

The expression is usually "Feed a cold, starve a fever". The phrase is from Chaucer in "The Canterbury Tales." In Middle English, the phrase was "Fede a cold and starb ob feber".

It is thought by some that fasting during a fever helps lower body temperature, while eating plenty of food helps raise it, thus helping to fight off a cold. But there is little evidence supporting either of these claims.



Yes it is an expression. An old wives tale. I do not think any of that has been proved scientifically.



It is an old wive's tale, it's not true.




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