have an appetite for (something)
have an appetite for (something)
1. Literally, to be hungry for a particular food. I really have an appetite for Mom's spaghetti and meatballs today.
2. To have an intense desire, yearning, or need for something. Even from a young age he had an appetite for knowledge, devouring any he could get his hands on. Growing up in such a small, secluded town, I constantly had an appetite for romance and adventure.
See also: appetite, have
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
have an appetite for something
1. Lit. to have a desire to eat something in particular. I have an appetite for a nice big steak.
2. Fig. to have a desire to have, see, hear, etc., something. Bobby has a big appetite for sports and activity. Bob has no appetite for violence on television.
See also: appetite, have
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- have an appetite for
- kill for
- kill for something
- would/could kill for (something)
- fix (something) for breakfast/lunch/dinner/etc.
- fix for
- get on (one's) wick
- get on somebody's wick
- get on someone's wick
- measure up (to someone or something)