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
Isabelle	ee-za-BEL (French), IZ-ə-bel (English), ee-sah-BEL-lə (Dutch)	French, English, German, Dutch
Abeni	-	Western African, Yoruba
Loren	['ləurən]
Kamalani	-	Hawaiian
Sorin	-	Romanian
Porfirio	-	Italian, Spanish