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get up a thirst
get up a thirst
and work up a thirstFig. to do something that will make one thirsty. (Fixed order.) Jogging makes me work up a thirst. Doing this kind of work always gets up a thirst with me.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Roopertti | | RO:-pert-tee | Finnish |
Zubin | | - | Persian |
Oona | | OO-na (Irish), O:-nah (Finnish) | Irish, Finnish |
Bellamy | | ['beləmi:] | |
Draco | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
Tzipporah | | - | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |