have an appetite for



have an appetite for something

 
1. Lit. to have a desire to eat something in particular. I have an appetite for a nice big steak.
2. Fig. to have a desire to have, see, hear, etc., something. Bobby has a big appetite for sports and activity. Bob has no appetite for violence on television.
See also: appetite, have

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PatsyPAT-seeEnglish, Irish
Sauda-Eastern African, Swahili
KelceyKEL-seeEnglish (Rare)
Dove[dəuv]
ErnstERNST (German), ERNSHT (Swedish)German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
JeniferJEN-i-fər (English)English, Cornish