“The legs feed the wolf, gentlemen!” Home The Lexicon “The legs feed the wolf, gentlemen!” Thumbnail Phrase or Word“The legs feed the wolf, gentlemen!”DefinitionAttributed to Herb Brooks, head coach of the 1980 Olympic USA hockey team; refers to wolves running down prey for survival.LanguageEnglishTypeFaunamorphSubcategoryCaninesGrammatical SubcategorySayings/Similes/Aphorisms/Proverbs Previous itemWhen the wolf comes in the door, love creeps out the window Next itemQuick like/as a fox
