make your mouth water

/ˌmeɪk jə ˈmaʊθ ˌwɔːtə/NEUTRAL · B2

Meaning

to create a strong desire to eat through the sight, smell or thought of food

Examples

1The smell of fresh bread from the bakery always makes my mouth water.
2Stop showing me photos of your holiday food — you're making my mouth water!
3The pictures of pizza on the menu made my mouth water, so I ordered two slices.
4Does the smell of the barbecue next door make your mouth water too?
5Gran's apple pie was cooling on the table, and it made everyone's mouth water.

Grammar

Only make changes form: makes, made. your changes to my, everyone's and so on; water stays in the base form.

Similar in meaning

have a sweet tooth hit the spot

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