whet one's appetite
Arouse one's interest or eagerness, as in That first Schubert piece whetted my appetite; I hope she sings some others. This idiom, first recorded in 1612, transfers making one hungry for food to other kinds of eagerness.
Words Nearby whet one's appetite
- wherrit
- wherry
- whet
- whether
- whether or not
- whet one's appetite
- whetstone
- whew
- whewellite
- whey
- wheyey
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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