get up an appetite



get up an appetite

Fig. to do something to make one very hungry. (Usually in this order.) He can't seem to get up an appetite these days. Whenever I jog, I really get up an appetite.
See also: appetite, get, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rafaelrah-fah-EL (Spanish), RAH-fah-el (German)Spanish, Portuguese, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Macedonian
Margreetmahr-KHRAYT (Dutch)Limburgish, Dutch
Purvis['pɜ:vis]
Maia (1)MAY-ə (English), MIE-ə (English)Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, Portuguese, Georgian
DafneDAHF-neItalian
Maryloumer-ee-LOO, mar-ee-LOOEnglish