Everyday Life - Appetite

Discover how English idioms like "the munchies" and "have a sweet tooth" relate to appetite in English.

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to have a sweet tooth

to be attracted to food that contains a lot of sugar

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$Definition & Meaning of \"to [have] a sweet tooth\"$

hollow leg

the capacity or ability to consume an excessive amount of food or drink, particularly alcoholic ones

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$Definition & Meaning of \"hollow leg\"$

the munchies

an abrupt and strong desire to eat something

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$Definition & Meaning of \"the munchies\"$

somebody can eat a horse

used to say that one is overwhelemed by the sense of hunger and is willing to quench it the first chance one gets

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$Definition & Meaning of \"{sb} (can|could) eat a horse\"$

to make one's mouth water

to feel excessive and uncontrollable hunger when seeing, smelling, or even thinking of a delicious food or drink

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$Definition & Meaning of \"to [make] {one's} mouth water\"$

one's eyes are bigger than one's stomach

used to describe a greedy person who takes more food than they could possibly finish

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$Definition & Meaning of \"{one's} eyes are bigger than {one's} (stomach|belly)\"$

to whet one's appetite

to severely increase one's desire for food

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$Definition & Meaning of \"to [whet] {one's} appetite\"$

to get stuck in

to start with much enthusiasm

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$Definition & Meaning of \"to [get] stuck (in|into)\"$

somebody could murder something

used to tell someone that they are eating or drinking too much of something

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$Definition & Meaning of \"{sb} could murder {sth}\"$

(as) full as a tick

no longer able to eat due to having a full stomach

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$Definition & Meaning of \"(as|) full as a tick\"$

to melt in one's mouth

(of food) to be really tasty and require not much chewing

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$Definition & Meaning of \"to [melt] in {one's} mouth\"$

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Everyday Life - Appetite