få blodad tand

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally "get [a] bloodied tooth", by analogy with predators getting a taste for blood. Compare English taste blood, German Blut lecken.

Verb[edit]

få blodad tand (present får blodad tand, preterite fick blodad tand, supine fått blodad tand, imperative få blodad tand)

  1. (idiomatic) to get a taste for something (become keen to do more of something), to whet one's appetite

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