Planners began smacking their lips at the thought of all that farmland to build on.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
smack your lips — phrase to show that you are enjoying food or drink, or are enjoying thinking about it, by making a loud noise with your lips and tongue Thesaurus: to eat in a particular wayhyponym general words meaningto eatsynonym Main entry: smack … Useful english dictionary
smack your lips — to show that you are enjoying food or drink, or are enjoying thinking about it, by making a loud noise with your lips and tongue … English dictionary
lick/smack your lips — A person who is licking (or smacking) their lips is showing that they are excited about something and are eager for it to happen. He was licking his lips at the idea of the money he was going to make … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
smack lips — smack (your) lips to show excitement or satisfaction. Planners began smacking their lips at the thought of all that farmland to build on. Etymology: from the sound made when you quickly move your lips together and apart to show you are hungry or… … New idioms dictionary
smack — smack1 [smæk] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from Middle Dutch smacken to hit . smack of 1300 1400 From smack taste (11 21 centuries), from Old English smAc] 1.) to hit someone, especially a child, with your open hand in order to punish… … Dictionary of contemporary English
smack — 1 verb (T) 1 to hit a child with your hand in order to punish them: To bed now, or I ll smack your bottom! 2 to hit something against something else so that it makes a short loud noise: smack sth against/into etc: He smacked his fist against his… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
smack — smack1 [ smæk ] verb 1. ) transitive to hit someone with your flat hand or a flat object: I don t believe it s right to smack children when they re being naughty. a ) transitive BRITISH INFORMAL to hit someone with your FIST (=closed hand): He… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
smack — I UK [smæk] / US verb Word forms smack : present tense I/you/we/they smack he/she/it smacks present participle smacking past tense smacked past participle smacked * [transitive] to hit someone with your flat hand or a flat object I don t believe… … English dictionary
smack — [[t]smæ̱k[/t]] smacks, smacking, smacked 1) VERB If you smack someone, you hit them with your hand. [V n] She smacked me on the side of the head. N COUNT Smack is also a noun. Sometimes he just doesn t listen and I end up shouting at him or… … English dictionary
smack — smack1 /smak/, n. 1. a taste or flavor, esp. a slight flavor distinctive or suggestive of something: The chicken had just a smack of garlic. 2. a trace, touch, or suggestion of something. 3. a taste, mouthful, or small quantity. v.i. 4. to have a … Universalium
