whet one's appetite

Arouse one's interest or eagerness, as in That first Schubert piece whetted my appetite; I hope she sings some others. This idiom, first recorded in 1612, transfers making one hungry for food to other kinds of eagerness.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Avraham	ah-vrah-HAHM (Jewish)	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Vin	VIN	English
Elov	E-lov	Swedish
Pramoda	-	Hinduism
Burt	[bɜ:t]
Tetty	TET-ee	English (Archaic)