lust after (someone or something)
lust after (someone or something)
1. To have a strong sexual desire for someone. Sarah's been lusting after our waiter all night, so I wrote her number on a napkin and told him to call her when he finishes work.
2. To have an intense craving or obsessive desire for something. After two years of weight training and cardio, I've finally got the muscular body I've been lusting after. If you lust after riches, you will become a servant to your own greed. A good advertising agency doesn't cater to what customers lust after—it decides what that is.
See also: after, lust
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
lust after someone
and lust for someoneto desire someone sexually. You could see that Sam was lusting after Sally. Roger claims that he does not lust for anyone.
See also: after, lust
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
lust after
v.
1. To desire someone sexually: My college roommate lusts after the resident assistant.
2. To have an overwhelming desire or craving for something: I lust after chocolate, and I'm always snacking on fudge.
See also: after, lust
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- lust after
- lust for
- lust for (someone or something)
- two jumps ahead (of someone or something)
- two jumps ahead of
- two leaps ahead (of someone or something)
- two steps ahead (of someone or something)
- hold (someone or something) out of (something)
- say (something) about (someone or something)
- say about