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Everyday Life - Appetite

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

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English idioms related to Everyday Life
to [have] a sweet tooth

to be attracted to food that contains a lot of sugar

Ex: I can't resist chocolate; I've always had a sweet tooth. 
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hollow leg

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

Ex: The way she drinks on a night out, you'd swear she has hollow legs. 
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the munchies

an abrupt and strong desire to eat something

Ex: After smoking a joint, I always get the munchies and raid the kitchen for snacks. 
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{sb} (can|could) eat a horse

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

Ex: After a long day of hiking, I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. 
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to [make] {one's} mouth water

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

Ex: Her homemade apple pie is so fragrant that it makes your mouth water from a room away. 
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{one's} eyes are bigger than {one's} (stomach|belly)

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

Ex: At the all-you-can-eat buffet, I loaded up my plate, but my eyes were definitely bigger than my stomach. 
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to [whet] {one's} appetite

to severely increase one's desire for food

Ex: The enticing aroma of sizzling bacon and fresh coffee in the morning always whets my appetite for a hearty breakfast. 
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to [get] stuck (in|into)

to start with much enthusiasm

Ex: Bud got stuck into it straight away and really enjoyed exploring the foam and making different shapes with it. 
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{sb} could murder {sth}

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

Ex: I'm absolutely starving; I could murder a giant plate of spaghetti with meatballs. 
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(as|) full as a tick

no longer able to eat due to having a full stomach

Ex: After Thanksgiving dinner, I felt as full as a tick and couldn't eat another bite. 
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to [melt] in {one's} mouth

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

Ex: The chocolate truffle was so smooth and creamy; it literally melted in my mouth. 
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