drool (all) over (someone or something)
1. Literally, to release saliva from one's mouth onto someone or something. Can you please come in here and get your dog before he drools all over me? His toddler went around drooling all over the expensive electronics in my house. Because my mouth was numb from the Novocain, I didn't realize I was drooling all over myself.
2. To be very excited about or interested in something. My boyfriend has been drooling over those fancy speakers at the store. You need to stop drooling over every girl who comes into the bar. When the kids saw all the presents Santa had brought, they were practically drooling all over themselves.
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drool (all) over someone or something
1. . Lit. to drip saliva on someone or something. You're drooling all over my plate! The dog drooled all over my hand.
2. Fig. to envy or desire someone or something. (Alludes to drooling from hunger.) The boys stood there, drooling over the fancy sports car. Wally Wilson spent many hours drooling over photographs of Marilyn.
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drool (all) over someone/something
in. to show enormous desire for someone or something. Sam was drooling over Martha like a lovesick calf.
drool over someone/something
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