垂涎三尺 [
chuí xián sān chǐ]
spittle three feet long -- drool with envy
bring the water to sb.'s mouth
cannot hide one's greed
cast a covetous eye at sth. [on ...]
cast greedy eyes at
make sb's mouth water
mouth watering three feet down the lips
One's mouth waters [drools] with envy.
with mouth watering copiously for
- 蛋糕一切开,孩子们就垂涎三尺了。
The children lick their lips as the cake is cut. - 宝贝儿我对妳的美色垂涎三尺。
I salivate over your beauty, sugar. - 不来梅总经理阿洛夫斯最近已经表示,他对这名出生于波兰的巨星能够留下很有信心,尽管很多俱乐部对他垂涎三尺.
Werder general manager Klaus Allofs had recently stated that he was confident that the Polish-born star would stay despite mass interest in his services.