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tongue hangs out, one's
tongue hangs out, one's
tongue hangs out, one's
One is eagerly anticipating something, as in
Their tongues were hanging out at the thought of seeing the movie stars in person
. This expression alludes to an animal's tongue hanging out of its mouth in anticipation of food. [Late 1800s]
See also:
hang
,
tongue
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Ceres
-
Roman Mythology
Zharko
-
Macedonian
Maude
Selvaggia
-
Italian
Eigyr
-
Welsh Mythology
Alexandre
a-lek-SAW
N
DR
(French)
, ə-lə-SHAN-drə
(Portuguese)
, ə-lə-SHA
N
-drə
(Brazilian Portuguese)
, a-le-SHAN-dre
(Galician)
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