get a yen for (something)



get a yen for (something)

To get a craving or desire for something. Though I quit smoking years ago, I still get a yen for a cigarette from time to time. I'm getting a yen for something sweet—let's go out for ice cream!
See also: get, yen

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sveta-Russian
Iakobos-Biblical Greek
Sommer['sʌmə]
ColtenKOL-tənEnglish (Modern)
Ekaterinaye-kah-tye-REE-nah (Russian), ee-kah-tee-REE-nah (Russian)Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
PaulÍNa-Slovak