quench (one's) thirst

1. Literally, to drink something when one is thirsty. If you actually want to quench your thirst, you should try drinking water instead of soda.

2. By extension, to satisfy one's need or desire (for something). That movie's hilarious—it'll definitely quench your thirst for a comedy. Having a boyfriend for six months quenched my thirst. I'm ready to be single for a while now! Has the new encyclopedia set quenched your thirst for knowledge?

See also: quench, thirst

See also:

quench
quench (one's) thirst for (something)
thirsty for
thirsty for (someone or something)
have a thirst for
have a thirst for (something)
quench (one's) thirst at any dirty puddle
have (one's) tongue hanging out
get up a thirst
thirst

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