drool (all) over someone or something

drool (all) over someone or something
drool (all) over someone or something
1. Lit. to drip saliva on someone or something. •

You're drooling all over my plate!

The dog drooled all over my hand.

2. Fig. to envy or desire someone or something. (Alludes to drooling from hunger.) •

The boys stood there, drooling over the fancy sports car.

Wally Wilson spent many hours drooling over photographs of Marilyn.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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