tongue hangs out, one's

One is eagerly anticipating something, as in Their tongues were hanging out at the thought of seeing the movie stars in person. This expression alludes to an animal's tongue hanging out of its mouth in anticipation of food. [Late 1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Iqbal	-	Arabic
Olufunmilayo	o-loo-foo-mee-LIE-o	Western African, Yoruba
Eusebius	yoo-SEE-bee-əs (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Dikeledi	-	Southern African, Tswana
Ezekiel	i-ZEE-kee-əl (English), i-ZEE-kyəl (English)	Biblical, English
Tomer	-	Hebrew