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!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ferdinando	-	Italian
Majda	-	Slovene, Croatian
Heikki	HAYK-kee	Finnish
EibhlÍN	ie-LEEN, IE-leen, EV-leen, EV-e-leen, AYV-leen	Irish
Kerry	['keri]
Clementina	kle-men-TEE-nah (Italian, Spanish), klə-mən-TEE-nə (Portuguese)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese