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lick one's lips

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

Forma verbal. Verb. [C1]

Equivalents

Examples

“Imagine⟳ the likes of Belgium, France, Spain, Germany and a few others when faced with the sort⟳ of defending England produced against Kosovo?[…]The attackers who play⟳ for those countries would be licking their lips at the idea of facing this England defence at a major tournament.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

lick one's wounds lick out lick someone's ass lick someone's balls lick someone's boots lick the birse

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