hanker after (something)
hanker after (something)
To have a very strong, persistent desire or craving for something. I've been hankering after sushi ever since I came back from Tokyo last month. The former heavyweight champion has been hankering after a chance to reclaim her title.
See also: after, hanker
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
hanker after someone or something
and hanker for someone or somethingRur. to want someone or something; to long for someone or something. I hanker after a nice big beefsteak for dinner.
See also: after, hanker
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- hanker
- hanker after
- hanker for (something)
- have a hankering for (something)
- have a yen for
- have a yen for (something)
- jones
- be jonesing for (something)
- jones for (something)
- have a jones for (something)