yen for

yen for (someone or something)

1. noun An intense desire or longing for someone or something. Though I quit smoking years ago, I still get a yen for a cigarette from time to time. She's always had a yen for adventure since she was a young girl.
2. verb To have an intense desire or longing for someone or something. He yenned for freedom from his overprotective parents. I still yen for Sarah, even though our relationship ended two years ago.
See also: yen
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

yen for someone or something

to long for someone or something. I yen for a great big bowl of highly fattening ice cream. Frank yenned for Sally.
See also: yen
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • a race against time
  • any time
  • anytime
  • ahead of (someone's or something's) time
  • ahead of your/its time
  • about time
  • (it's) (a)bout time
  • any time means no time
  • an open invitation
  • about time too
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dollar and the Japanese yen for a specified time period.
The reins on risk
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Tokyo stocks mixed, Nikkei up, TOPIX down
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Fujitsu, the second most heavily traded issue, gained 320 yen to 3,190 yen, closing above 3,000 yen for the first time in six trading days, while Sony recovered to the 14,000 yen level for the first time in five trading days, closing at 14,020 yen, up 250 yen.
Tokyo stocks turn upward for 1st time in 6 days
Sony gained 320 yen to 13,300 yen, closing above 13,000 yen for the first time since July 29, 1998, when it had ended at 13,040 yen.
Tokyo stocks close moderately higher
Sakura Bank rose 4 yen to 439 yen, after announcing it expects to regain profitability in the current fiscal year, although its group net loss came to 479.27 billion yen for the last fiscal year.
Tokyo stocks rise for 2nd straight day
Fuji Bank said Friday it registered an unconsolidated net loss of 392.93 billion yen for fiscal 1998 ended March 31, down from a 518.70 billion yen loss the previous year.
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