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Jimmy Hung
2019-10-01 12:10
Lick (one's) chops informal verb phrase
To anticipate doing something with great eagerness, pleasure or excitement
I was licking my chops when I smelled grilled steak.
She licked her chops before taking a big bite out of a cup cake.
She was licking my chops when looking at all the clothing items in the store.
To eagerly await a future event or situation
To have expectations that something or someone will help you achieve success
If you beat someone to the punch, you do something before he or she does.
The verb "lick" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This idiom has been used since the mid 17th century.
Do you see anything wrong?
If you swallow the bait, you take something that someone offers you, or agree to do something that someone asks you to do without knowing that it is a trick or way of getting something from you.
You can't just do whatever he wants you to do. Don't swallow the bait.
