hunger after
hunger after (something)
To strongly desire something. Want to stop at McDonald's? I'm hungering after some of their fries. If she's not hungering after a medal, there's no way she'll be able to beat her fellow competitors.
See also: after, hunger
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
hunger after something
Fig. to crave for something, not necessarily food. I hunger after some old-fashioned gospel music. Mary hungered after something fattening, such as ice cream or even a baked potato with sour cream.
See also: after, hunger
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- hunger after (something)
- hungry for
- hungry for (something)
- hamburger
- hamburgers
- Big Mac attack
- mac
- I doubt it
- I doubt it/that
- I doubt that