Make (someone`s) Mouth Water Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Make (someone`s) Mouth Water Idiom mean?

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make (someone`s) mouth water What does make (someone`s) mouth water mean?	make someone want to eat something because of the thought or smell of the food	It made my mouth water when I looked at the menu.
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Hunky Dory What does "Hunky Dory" mean?	If something is hunky dory, it is perfectly satisfactory, fine.

run short What does "run short" mean?	to not have enough of something	They ran short of gasoline at the gas station and had to close early.
jump out of one`s skin What does "jump out of one`s skin" mean?	to be badly frightened, to be very surprised	I almost jumped out of my skin when I saw my boyfriend at the movie theater with another girl.
nose into (something) What does "nose into (something)" mean?	to move into something, to go front end first	We stopped our car and nosed into the parking space.
put (something) on hold What does "put (something) on hold" mean?	to postpone something, to stop the progress of something	We decided to put the weekend trip on hold.

for the heck/hell of it What does "for the heck/hell of it" mean?	just for fun	We went to the river to throw stones, just for the heck of it.
(to be) hard on (someone's) heels What does "(to be) hard on (someone's) heels" mean?	to be following someone very closely	The police officer was hard on the heels of the criminal.
red herring What does "red herring" mean?	an unimportant matter that draws attention away from the main subject	Talking about the other issue was a red herring that did not do anything to deal with today's problem.
few and far between What does "few and far between" mean?	not many, rare	The gas stations were few and far between on the highway through the mountains.
Yesterday's man or Yesterday's woman What does "Yesterday's man or Yesterday's woman" mean?	Someone, especially a politician or celebrity, whose career is over or on the decline is yesterday's man or woman.

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Make (someone`s) Mouth Water Idiom