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 your chops (= to lick your lips when thinking of something good to eat)

• turn a hair
• turn a profit
• turn around
• turn a trick
• turn away
• turn back on
• turn back on someone
• turn back on something
• turn back the clock
• turn down
• turn down someone
• turn down something
• turn full circle
• turn hand to
• turn hand to something
• turn heads
• turn in
• turn in grave
• turn inside out
• turn in someone
• turn in something
• turn in your grave
• turn king's evidence
• turn loose
• turn nose up