whet appetite (redirected from appetite)

whet someone's appetite

if an experience whets someone's appetite for something, it makes them want more of it. That first flying lesson whetted her appetite. I did a short course last year, and it's whetted my appetite for study. (often + for)

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whet someone's appetite

to cause you to want more of something. Her work on this show has whetted her appetite to do theatrical sets for other shows. Predictions of defeat only seemed to whet his appetite for battle.