get up an appetite

get up an appetite

To become hungry, perhaps due to strenuous activity. You must have gotten up a appetite working out in the garden for so long! For some reason, I always get up an appetite after going to a museum. Come in for some snacks—I know you must have gotten up an appetite cleaning out the garage.

See also: an, appetite, get, up

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get up an appetite

Fig. to do something to make one very hungry. (Usually in this order.) He can't seem to get up an appetite these days. Whenever I jog, I really get up an appetite.

See also: an, appetite, get, up

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