make your mouth water

make your mouth water
cause you to salivate, cause you to be hungry
  

Your carrot cake smells so good it makes my mouth water.


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  • make your mouth water — make (your) mouth water to feel pleasure at the thought of something particularly beautiful or good. Such beauty is enough to make anyone s mouth water. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of make your mouth water (= to cause your mouth to… …   New idioms dictionary

  • make mouth water — make (your) mouth water to feel pleasure at the thought of something particularly beautiful or good. Such beauty is enough to make anyone s mouth water. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of make your mouth water (= to cause your mouth to… …   New idioms dictionary

  • make mouth water —    Food can make your mouth water when it looks and smells extremely good.     That delicious smell from the kitchen is making my mouth water …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • make someone's mouth water — make (someone s) mouth water if the smell or the sight of food makes your mouth water, it makes you want to eat it. The smell of fish and chips made my mouth water …   New idioms dictionary

  • make mouth water — make (someone s) mouth water if the smell or the sight of food makes your mouth water, it makes you want to eat it. The smell of fish and chips made my mouth water …   New idioms dictionary

  • make one's mouth water — idi make one s mouth water, to excite a desire or appetite for something: a sports car that makes your mouth water[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

  • mouth — mouth1 W1S2 [mauθ] n plural mouths [mauðz] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(face)¦ 2 keep your mouth shut 3 open your mouth 4 (you) watch your mouth 5¦(entrance)¦ 6¦(river)¦ 7¦(bottle/container)¦ 8 big m …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • water — 1 noun (U) 1 LIQUID a) the clear colourless liquid that falls as rain, fills lakes and rivers, and is necessary for life to exist: This reservoir supplies the whole city with water. | The prisoners were given only bread and water. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • mouth — 1 /maUT/ noun plural mouths /maUDz/ 1 FACE (C) the part of your face which you put food into, or which you use for speaking: Don t talk with your mouth full of food! 2 keep your mouth shut informal a) to not tell other people about a secret: I… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • water — wa|ter1 W1S3 [ˈwo:tə US ˈwo:tər, ˈwa: ] n [U] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(liquid)¦ 2¦(area of water)¦ 3 waters 4 high/low water 5 uncharted/troubled/murky waters 6 be (all) water under the bridge 7 like water 8 like water off a duck s back 9 somebody s waters b …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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