blod på tanden

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Swedish blodad tand. Lit. "blood on the tooth", an allusion to predators having had a taste of their prey and wanting more of the same.

Noun[edit]

blod på tanden

  1. a desire for something brought about or intensified by having had a taste of it
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