- lick your lips
- 1) to move your tongue across your lips2) to feel very excited because you think you are going to get something good
He licked his lips at the thought of the money he was going to earn.
English dictionary. 2014.
lick your lips
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lick your lips — lick (your) lips to feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen, usually because you think you will get something good from it. Meanwhile, the property developers are licking their lips at the prospect of all the money they… … New idioms dictionary
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lick your chops — lick (your) chops to be eager to do something that you think will be satisfying or pleasant. Their team was so much better than ours that when they played us, they were just licking their chops. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of lick… … New idioms dictionary
lick/smack your lips — A person who is licking (or smacking) their lips is showing that they are excited about something and are eager for it to happen. He was licking his lips at the idea of the money he was going to make … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
lick chops — lick (your) chops to be eager to do something that you think will be satisfying or pleasant. Their team was so much better than ours that when they played us, they were just licking their chops. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of lick… … New idioms dictionary
lick lips — lick (your) lips to feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen, usually because you think you will get something good from it. Meanwhile, the property developers are licking their lips at the prospect of all the money they… … New idioms dictionary
lick — lick1 S3 [lık] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tongue)¦ 2¦(sport)¦ 3¦(flames/waves)¦ 4 have (got) something licked 5 lick your lips 6 lick your wounds 7 lick somebody s boots ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: liccian] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
lick — lick1 [ lık ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to move your tongue across something, especially in order to eat it, clean it, or make it wet: The children sat licking ice cream. Their dog was still licking itself. The kids were licking… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lick — 1 verb 1 TONGUE (T) to move your tongue across the surface of something in order to eat it, clean it etc: The dog jumped up and licked her face. 2 SPORT (T) informal to defeat an opponent: I reckon we could lick the best teams in Georgia. 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lick — I UK [lɪk] / US verb Word forms lick : present tense I/you/we/they lick he/she/it licks present participle licking past tense licked past participle licked * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to move your tongue across something, especially in order… … English dictionary
